At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.
A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger ...
A 40-year-old man attacked a priest during a church service in Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday night, according to officials.
Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Wash., kneeling in purple vestments, turns as a man rushes the altar and throws ...
A man rushed at a priest in the sanctuary and swung his fist before being subdued Feb. 4 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of ...
A peaceful ceremony during a Catholic prayer service in Washington state quickly turned chaotic after a man rushed the altar ...
In the predawn darkness, all was quiet in the small house with white siding. His wife was already working her regular factory ...
The tent itself likely hung over the altar - perhaps as a reminder of Christians ... so prized by the Christian world that important people, including saints and rulers, were wrapped in them ...
The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing ...
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...