There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

If you are looking for a historic place full of gorgeous old buildings, markets, castles, and great food, head to this Polish ...

Somewhere between the giant wooden duck box and the framed colored-pencil portrait of strangers' wedding vows, there’s a ...

In the village of Lukashivka in the Chernihiv region, briefly occupied by Russian forces in 2022, parishioners of the damaged Ascension Church arrived early at a small makeshift wooden church ...

Priest Serhii Zezul blesses Easter baskets in front of a church destroyed in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, during celebration of the Orthodox Easter in Lukashivka village ...

In Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland, thousands attended an annual reenactment of the Way of the Cross, where actors portray Jesus and Roman soldiers. During the reenactment, a wooden cross is carried ...

"Grave gifts" were found near the remains, such as ceramic, stone and wood items, researchers said ... from the University of Wroclaw in Poland found a circular tomb containing the remains of ...

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but because religious iconography through the ages is one of the Catholic Church's areas of biggest impact. Whether it be The Pietà or an uncredited wood carving of Jesus on the cross ...

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 family in Western New York continues our longstanding routine. The night before, ...

They have named the creature Marley which appears on the wall of Ilford’s Clementswood Church in Ilford Lane. The location marks the spot close to where one of the best-preserved fossil ...