Cardinal Gugerotti’s six-day visit, from Jan. 24–29, marks the first time a Vatican envoy has traveled to Syria since the regime change. As part of his special mission from the pope, the cardinal will ...

Credit: ACI MENA In attendance were Patriarch Youssef Absi of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; apostolic nuncio to ... ‘The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ ...

In Washington DC, USA, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi of Africa is invited to lead the prayer and praise session as part of the ceremonies for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president ...

The practice of special periodic pilgrimages to Rome was originated in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII (who alas was memorably assigned to the eighth circle of Hell in Dante’s ... Council in Pope Paul VI’s ...

Alternatively, a more general prayer may be said, according to custom, such as the following: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, draw all souls to heaven, especially ...

Heaven and hell — are they real places, or are they fantasies invented to inspire good behavior and overcome our fear of ...

Jon Kalman Stefansson’s novel “Heaven and Hell” recounts a 19th-century fishing trip and its aftermath. John Self is a book ...

New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois, has been branded as hateful by some residents in the neighborhood for ...