MAALOULA, Syria — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on…
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.…
Protesters rally against German party leader who pushed migration proposal backed by far-right
BERLIN — Tens of thousands took to the streets across Germany on the weekend to protest…
Pope Francis warns of ‘scourge of antisemitism’ ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of…
Who is Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor who referenced King’s ‘dream’ speech in inaugural prayer?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King…
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’
ROME — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be…
Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia’s Orthodox Christians
MOSCOW — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe…
Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with a ritual plunge into icy rivers
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Monday braved the freezing winter…