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Easter Sunday masses, services, annual parade locations: Full list of churches, cathedrals where Christians can pray, celebrate holy dayEaster Suday: Important churches, cathedrals where Easter masses will be held across the U.S on Easter Sunday, April 5. Revelers will wear ...
Palm Sunday 2026: Holy Week begins today, significance, traditions and when is Easter SundayPalm Sunday 2026: Christians around the world observed Palm Sunday 2026 on March 29, marking the start of Holy Week, the most sacred period...
When is Ash Wednesday 2026? When does Lent start in 2026? Key dates and what to know about the sacred seasonAsh Wednesday 2026: On this day, millions of Christians worldwide gather for church services, where clergy mark worshippers’ foreheads with...
Pope Francis prayed for Gaza, Ukraine in his final Easter sermonPope Francis, who passed away on Monday at 88, delivered his final Easter sermon, praying for peace in Gaza and Ukraine. From St Peter's Sq...
Ash Wednesday 2025: What to know about first day of Lent, where to get ashes in Central New YorkWhile not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash Wednesday takes...
Philippine troops kill 9 suspected Muslim militants, including two involved in Sunday Mass bombingArmy forces clashed with about 15 militants in a series of shootouts from Thursday to Friday after some villagers tipped off the military o...
Forty seven bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in KenyaEarlier this month, police rescued 15 members of the group -- worshippers at the Good News International Church -- who they said had been t...
Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAEThe monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity alo...
What is Ascension Day, when is it this year, and where is it a public holiday for this day?Thirty-nine days after Easter Sunday or the sixth Thursday is Ascension Day. It is also called Holy Thursday and is a holy day for Christia...
Bitter beans for the Easter feastThe complexity of the Easter story allows many interpretations, including in food.
Across Europe, Ukrainian exiles pray for peace back homeAcross Europe, Ukrainians gathered for church services on Sunday to pray for peace in their war-torn country. Newly arrived refugees mingle...
Bhakti Rasa in Urdu poetryAltaf Hussain’s poetry is all about bhakti rasa akin to that of Hindi poets of Bhaktiwaad.
View: Irony of ironies - Indian ‘love jihad’ laws are modelled on Islamic lawsAround two dozen countries don’t have a provision for civil marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Almost all these co...
Graffiti or mediaeval carving? Hi-tech imaging sheds light on mysterious Holy Sepulchre wall crossesThe scholars three-dimensional imaging to map out, compare and date the crosses.
View: Fake news and politics & economics of faithBy accusing the Knights Templar of being homosexuals, they were being equated with the Muslims, hence the pleasure-loving Devil. The ‘fake ...
At least 235 killed in terror attack on Egypt mosqueNo one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack and there is no word yet on what happened to the militants involved. However, it bears...
PM Narendra Modi condemns attacks in EgyptAt least 45 people were killed and nearly 120 others injured in powerful blasts in two churches packed with worshippers celebrating Palm Su...
Barack Obama cites Sikhs to talk about strength of faithBarack Obama cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths again...
78 killed in deadliest attack on Christians in PakistanThe bombings came as worshippers finished Sunday morning service at the historic church in Peshawar's old and congested Kohati Gate area.
- Suicide bomber targets church in Egypt, kills 21
At least 21 worshippers were killed and about 80 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a church soon after the New Y...