It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Morgan Rynore reports families gathered for a Lighting of the Torch Ceremony at Veterans Park at 1:22 a.m. where the names of those who died were read.

The Paris Olympics 2024 kicks off today with the grand cauldron lighting ceremony at the Trocadero. Starting at 11 PM IST (7:30 PM CEST), the event marks the official commencement of the Games ...

Actress Mary Mina, playing high priestess, right, holds a torch during the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

In a meticulously choreographed ceremony on Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece.

But while the torch-lighting ceremony draws inspiration from ancient Greece, its history is more closely connected to Nazi Germany. In 1931, the International Olympic Committee awarded the ...

On Tuesday, the flame for this summer's Paris Olympics was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece in a meticulously choreographed ceremony.