VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are ...

Christmas trees stand sentinel throughout the space, each decorated with different themes ranging from traditional red and ...

In his nearly 15 years in LA, Archbishop Gomez has spent most Christmas mornings celebrating Mass with inmates at Men’s ...

Israel River got a bad ice cube around before Christmas. That’s the bad news. The good news is that his boozy antics after ...

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ ...

Catholic priests overseeing the Feast of Jesus Nazareno urged devotees to prioritize attending Mass despite long hours of procession and devotional practices. Quiapo Church rector Fr. Ramon Jade ...

Thousands gathered for Ethiopia's Orthodox Christmas Eve in Addis Ababa, marking the end of a 43-day fast with prayers, hymns, and midnight Mass.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver moments after attending a New Year’s Eve church service with her family, authorities announced Thursday.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The new year swept in across the Middle East ...