Religion
New website gives a close look at the Shroud of Turin
A new website aims to make available to all a collection of photographs of the Shroud of Turin by a scientific photographer…
Photostory: Orthodox Christians prepare for Easter
Hand decorated Easter eggs at a farmers market in Belgrade, Serbia as Orthodox Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, also called Pascha, on…
Man stabbed in Rome for wearing a crucifix
Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini revealed on Tuesday that a Moroccan national stabbed a man for wearing a…
Slideshow: Easter celebrations around the world
Easter is the most important and oldest Christian festival and marks the death and resurrection Jesus Christ. The feast is fixed onto…
A Quick Look: Easter and it’s Traditions
In the Christian tradition, Easter is the most important and oldest festival and marks the death and resurrection Jesus Christ. The feast…
Pope’s Easter vigil Mass calls on worshipers to live for God not material things
Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter at a vigil Mass on Saturday night and called on worshippers to live for God, not…
Slideshow: Good Friday traditions from around the world
A series of photos from around the world of the various traditions that are organised on Good Friday. Good Friday is meant…
Slideshow: Good Friday in the Philippines
Penitents during Good Friday in San Juan village, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Thousands of Catholic devotees witnessed dozens of men who were…
Polish priest apologizes for burning of ‘Harry Potter’ books
A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included titles from the "Harry Potter" series and other…
Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses
A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish newspaper reported that it was running courses to "cure" gay…
The World Conference of Families in Verona continues to cause controversy
The World Conference of Families in Verona, Italy, continues to cause controversy. The international gathering has been criticised for promoting an anti-gay,…
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to become a mosque
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul will be controversially turned into a mosque. The Hagia…