Church

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, and services in his honour have been held by Catholics worldwide including those in Romania.

St. Mary Major is where the late Pope will be buried after his funeral on Saturday.

The death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a key figure of the Catholic Church in the 21st century, generated reactions around the world.

Some of the defining images of the life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff.

The Vatican has recognised 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as ‘witnesses of faith’, six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, adding that Moscow continued to target Ukrainian cities after Putin announced the unilateral temporary truce.

This bold new design transforms a historic Dutch church into a swimming pool, where you can “walk on water” and lifeguards sit in the former pulpit.

To highlight the importance of women’s role in the Church, a Catholic feminist organisation is calling on women to go on strike during the 40 days of Lent.

The incredibly moving service held at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church featured musical performances and speeches. “Roberta Flack is legend,” said a visibly moved Lauryn Hill.