April 20 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.

FLORENCE, Italy — Just opposite its namesake railway station is Santa Maria Novella, Florence’s first great basilica and the city’s principal church by the Dominicans. Apart from being ...

It now has more than 1,500 registered members, and church leaders say more than 4,000 people attend services each week. DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of ...

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part of the observance of Holy Week ...

Rain with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds SSE at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 to 22.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 2 to 11 ...

Anything goes in Siena, Italy, during the spectacular medieval ... Shell—and has its own seat of government, church, social club, patron saint and museum, where Palio banners won in the past ...