Under the theme “Young Pilgrims of Hope,” National Youth Day aligns with the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Francis for 2025. The opening Mass, celebrated on the feast of Blessed Laura ...

Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art ...

Griffon Bookstore is the kind of place that makes you want to cancel all your plans, stock up on snacks, and settle in for a ...

Take a walk back in time on a visit to Fife, home to towering cathedrals, ancient abbeys and the world’s oldest golf course.

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Seventy miles down the coast from Scotland, in the middle of the Furness Peninsula, sits Furness Abbey. Over 900 years old, ...

A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches, ...

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The fresco provides crucial evidence of a medieval church using Islamic tents in key Christian practices, including mass, the study suggests. "Islamic textiles were associated with the Holy Land from ...

The scallop shell, often paired with yellow arrows, serves as a reassuring sign that you're on the right track. Medieval pilgrims even wore the shell on their cloaks or hats, not only as a badge of ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...

prevented a potential tragedy". "The police acted quickly to restore order and ensure the safety of the pilgrims, significantly minimizing the situation's impact," it said in the first official ...