VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Castel Gandolfo's pilgrims, bikers and locals have missed a papal presence in the town.

Trump has made clear that following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, he would like to see the Gaza conflict end soon.

Israel’s foreign minister denounced the Amnesty report, saying the organization has “joined forces with Hamas and fully ...

This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Bahai have ...

The Dalai Lama, who is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday, made these comments during a ceremony organized by his ...

Shylock refers to the villainous Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” who demands a pound of flesh ...

The abuse is most evident in Iran, which bans the faith and has been widely accused of persecuting its adherents, human ...

The floods, among the nation’s worst in decades, swept away people sleeping in tents, cabins and homes along the river Friday ...

The girls from Camp Mystic, a riverside Christian camp in Hunt, Texas, still were unaccounted for about 36 hours after the ...

France's Bishop Thibault Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston.

The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the Shiite world.

(RNS) — Ashura, the 10th day of the first month in the Islamic calendar, falls this year on Saturday (July 5). A sacred day ...