The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or ...

The German Catholic bishops have published a handout that offers guidance to pastors on blessings for couples in “irregular” ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly ...

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional Priestly Blessing, a ...

In an effort to further a field he helped pioneer, Richard Weisberg is looking back. The visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University recently authored “Law, Literature, and History: A Fateful ...

For 70 years, the holiness of Palm Sunday has extended well beyond church walls in Brooklyn. That’s because the day marks the “Blessing of the Rides” and the official season opening of Deno’s Wonder ...

Putting love into action. For more than 15 years, “Be the Blessing” has worked to touch the lives of a diverse population, including individuals with a wide range of disabilities, elderly ...

(JTA) — Jewish fans of HBO’s “The Pitt” heard a familiar verse in the hit medical drama’s latest episode when the show’s main character, Dr. Michael Robinavitch, consoled himself by reciting the Shema ...

The Berkshire Eagle’s journalism earned 35 awards — including 11 first places — across a range of categories at the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition held last ...

Two traditional Birkat HaKohanim (Priestly Blessing) ceremonies will be held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during Passover this year, in the presence of hostages recently freed from ...