Pope’s willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike
ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia […]
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Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad’s removal
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the […]
Month of giving: Syrians in Ethiopia keep Ramadan iftar tradition alive | Religion
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood near […]
Eid Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages | Religion News
Eid begins on Sunday, March 30 in Saudi Arabia. Here’s how to wish a blessed Eid in different languages. With the sighting of the new […]
Doctor cites pope’s ’surprising improvement‘ after surviving life-threatening crises
ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout […]
Albania’s Orthodox Church inaugurates its new Archbishop Joan
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in […]
Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen
ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis […]
They fled Syria years ago. Now, they spend their first Ramadan back amid nostalgia, relief and loss
DARAYA, Syria — When Mariam Aabour learned of the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, she shed tears of joy. But as the time came […]
Pope offers prayers for quake-stricken Southeast Asia from convalescence in Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday, the sixth day of his convalescence […]
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria — Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving tourism, which they say […]