Rob Christensen’s new book is “Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century.” ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

In a sporadic occurrence that will next repeat itself in 2045, Jews in the capital get to celebrate a three-day holiday ...

Londoner Sarah Serratore says she's been keeping the Pope in her prayers and is remembering ... who attended a Sunday morning service at St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica in downtown.

Bishop Emeritus Paul Cremona has died, aged 79. He was taken to hospital on Tuesday, a week after he had been discharged.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray "confirmed the improvements recorded ...

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

the first call to prayer in the morning, to the penultimate, the second to last call to prayer, when the sun goes down.

The pope was resting Sunday morning after a quiet night, Vatican officials said. In the text of the Sunday Angelus prayer prepared by the pope and released by the Vatican, Francis called for a ...

The sixth season promises an epic rebellion inside the dystopian authoritarian “hellscape”, and an ending that will leave a ...