5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (668+ words) That's a mixed blessing for Assisi Mayor Valter Stoppini, residents and the Franciscan friars who are organising the monthlong display of relics to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint's death this year. Already, nearly 400,000 people have registered to pray before…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (129+ words) Latur, Feb 21 (PTI The padukas, or sacred footwear of seven saints from the Warkari tradition, reached Latur by a special helicopter from Dehu and Alandi in Pune district on Saturday, marking the start of a major religious celebration in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (409+ words) Cardinal Poola Anthony, the Archbishop of Hyderabad, has been elected as the new president of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of India (CBCI) at its 37th general body meeting held on Saturday. At 64, Cardinal Anthony becomes the first Dalit prelate to head…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (530+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday will officially close out the Holy Year and shut the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica, capping a rare Jubilee that was opened by one pope and closed by another. For the Vatican, a Holy…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (175+ words) Pope Leo summons world's cardinals for key assembly to help him govern church The consistory, as such gatherings are called, will be held Jan. 7-8, immediately following the Jan. 6 conclusion of the 2025 Holy Year, a once-every-quarter-century celebration of Christianity. Leo's first…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (151+ words) Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St Peter's Square The spruce tree hailed from Italy's German-speaking majority autonomous province on the Austrian border, while the life-size Nativity scene was designed by the Nocera Inferiore-Sarno diocese in the southern…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1024+ words) He arrived at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country after years of successive crises. Leo is fulfilling a promise of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who had wanted to visit for years but was unable to as his health…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (13+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrives in Turkey on first foreign trip of his papacy...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (90+ words) Pope Leo XIV has embarked on his first foreign trip, arriving in Turkey to fulfill the late Pope Francis" plan to mark a major anniversary of the Orthodox Church. During his historic visit, Pope Leo XIV will meet President Recep…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) During puja and devotional practices, it is believed that if you pray with a sincere heart, you may witness auspicious signs that indicate the blessings of God are with you. These signs reassure devotees that their devotion has been acknowledged....