Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

White symbolizes purity, grace, and ultimately the Resurrection of Jesus Christ during the Easter season. Easter lilies are ...

Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, com­memorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of ...

A butter lamb has taken center stage on my family’s Easter table for as long as I can remember. Each year at Easter, my ...

The Panguni Uthiram festival, a significant event in the Hindu calendar, kicked off on Saturday at the Thiru Avinankudi Temple in Palani with the hoisting of the holy flag. This sacred ritual marked ...

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film. An independent ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered government agencies not to be complacent in monitoring and assisting Filipinos during the upcoming Holy Week, a Palace official said ...

Earlier in the season, Chelsea tells Saxon that she and Rick are like Yin and Yang, a symbol of harmony and balance in Eastern philosophy. "It's like we're in this yin and yang battle, and I'm ...

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You see people walking in processions peacefully, with a palm leaf in hand, and you know it’s Palm Sunday. This special day ...

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...