Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Catholic penitent performs self-flagellation on the street on Good Friday. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of ...

PROCIDA, Italy (AP) — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalis on Thursday marked the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday with a government-declared public holiday, reviving an old tradition of merriment once banned by extremist ...

In his recent encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Francis asked people to take seriously the 'fervent devotion' of those who seek to console Christ through acts of popular piety. Scene of the old ...

Photo: BSS DHAKA, May 1, 2026 (BSS) - The holy Buddha Purnima was celebrated in Khagrachhari and Rangamati districts today ...

This warning was issued in a press statement made available to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Majiya, and made ...

Pakistan’s Punjab government proposed a ban on all social media platforms for six days, citing security concerns during thousands of religious processions starting next week from July 13-18, according ...

All religious processions and rallies have been banned by the Police command in Katsina state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Salisu Agaisa, and ...

Our cities regularly witness jams due to political rallies, public meetings, religious processions, and celebrations or ...

PROCIDA, Italy (AP) — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public ...