The Buddhist monks plan to stay overnight in a Rock Hill church. Officials urge Southern hospitality as they go through Rock ...

Christians must be committed to contributing to the conversation on US imperialism in ways that are just and not merely as ...

In this new year of our Lord, 2026, let us not neglect to ring the church bells, says columnist Stephen Shoemaker ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year’s Day ...

Jan. 1 is marked each year as the World Day of Peace, a tradition begun by Pope Paul VI in 1967 and continued by every pope since. Across decades and vastly different global moments, each has insisted ...

Greeting pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jan. 1 Marian solemnity, the Pope said: ‘God, the good Creator, has always known Mary’s heart and our hearts. By becoming man, he makes his ...

East Hampton, Connecticut was once “Belltown USA” — home to more than twenty bell companies. Now there’s just one: Bevin Bells, the last bell manufacturer in the entire United States. “There's been a ...

Pope Leo XIV made an appeal for “one full day of peace throughout the world” in a Christmas address outside Castel Gandolfo in Rome — and criticized Russia for refusing a holiday cease-fire. “I once ...

St Ladoca's retuned and refurbished church bells are played for first time Police car’s tyres slashed while officers saved teenagers from crash Kash Patel’s newest ride is an armored BMW bought at his ...

Armenia is believed to be the first Christian state in the world after King Tiridates III converted to Christianity. The octagonal shape of the building wasn’t common in the immediate area, but it was ...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims during his Dec. 17, 2025, general audience in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo in his message for next year’s World Day of Peace urged ...