Tag: RELIGION
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Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
The House of the Virgin Mary is a shrine located in Ephesus, Turkey, where the mother of Jesus is believed to have spent her final years. Thousands of miles ... -
Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures
The Sagrada Familia basilica features sandcastle-like spires, stone carved to look like lush flora, a kaleidoscopic interior and a trove of treasures, some hiding in plain sight. Even ... -
Annual Catholic procession concludes amid Lenten season
The two-day annual Catholic “Procession of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ” concluded yesterday, drawing devotees and spectators along the parade route. The event is ... -
Filipino Catholics show strong dedication to ‘Simbang Gabi’ this year
Filipinos in Macau have begun their annual Simbang Gabi tradition, with evening and dawn masses running from December 15 through Christmas Eve, keeping a cherished Catholic ... -
Christian pastor’s daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China
The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed ... -
Rare form of Christianity in rural Japan is facing extinction
On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and ... -
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope is elected
White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney just minutes ago, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the ... -
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and ... -
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj yesterday to kickstart the Maha ... -
In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town
Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a typical Midwestern farming community to a majority-minority hub with migrants from ... -
China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops
The Chinese government said today (Tuesday) that it had agreed with the Vatican to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China ... -
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
Masses of pilgrims yesterday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic ... -
World’s major religions take varying stances on policies toward trans people
The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex – a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis ... -
A pastor is released after seven years in prison, finds himself unable to get an ID
Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he ... -
Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities came about a ... -
How sacred images in Asian cultures incorporate divine presence and make them come ‘alive’
Walking into a favorite restaurant here in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was immediately greeted by a golden statue of Buddha, its sparkling gemstone eyes meeting my own ... -
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church ` historic trip to Hong Kong
The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong yesterday at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking ... -
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained
The leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic ... -
AI won’t be replacing your priest, minister, rabbi or imam any time soon
Early in the summer of 2023, robots projected on a screen delivered sermons to about 300 congregants at St. Paul’s Church in Bavaria, Germany. Created by ... -
Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia’s faith diversity
With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest yesterday to highlight the role ... -
Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched ... -
Pope recognizes China’s unilateral appointment of Shanghai bishop
Pope Francis gave in Saturday to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai, formally recognizing Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months after ... -
One city, two people — and India’s widening religious divide
Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where ... -
Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand
More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in police custody ... -
Chinese church members seeking asylum overseas fear persecution
Days after flying to Thailand to seek asylum, members of a Chinese church huddled in a restaurant to share their stories with journalists. But when they ... -
Big Read: A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, ... -
Big Read: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid
By REESE DUNKLIN & MICHAEL REZENDES, NEW YORK The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least ... -
RELIGION | Toppled crosses in China spur defiance
The battle started when a government-hired crew tore down the metal cross atop the one-room church in this village surrounded by rice paddies last month. The ...
