Pope Francis ' casket has been sealed shut ahead of his funeral in a private ceremony. The pontiff's casket was closed in St.

contemporary ceremonies often take place on Sunday evenings, simultaneously with the local church mass. The two worlds, although distinct, are not without echoes. While the Christian Eucharist ...

Unity and kinship were the message during an annual candle-lighting ceremony Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Gulfport. The ceremony is part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a national ...

The ceremony followed a simplified protocol ... such as the Litany of All Saints and Greek prayers from the Eastern Church. Large monitors along Via della Conciliazione broadcast the events ...

ROME, Italy (KGUN) — Some local teens are in Rome, watching the historic events around the death of Pope Francis.

A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many ...

Pope Francis’ coffin is closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening ... your ways to show them to the Church, now see your fatherly face.” ...

Video. Flames lit up Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday as hundreds gathered for the ancient Holy Fire ...

A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages.