His passion is represented by angels holding instruments of His passion, most often the cross, the lance, the sponge, and the nails. The Our Mother of Perpetual Help icon is of this type.

Happily for art lovers (and himself), Jan kept his head and was later freed, returning to an apparently forgiving Maria, who bore him two more boys, Philip and Peter Paul. Times were tough, though: ...

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday. The South’s Joint Chiefs ...

The crucifix, the marriage cert and the Ploughing – tetchy exchanges at inquest into death of Offaly farmer Joseph Grogan Joe Grogan died in April 2023, the day after his wedding ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spoke publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff Thursday, recalling that from the age of six he used to get up early to serve as an altar boy ...

As you approach Aldie on Route 50, a church spire gradually rises above the newly built housing complexes and data centers.

Aamir Khan ’s latest film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is proving it’s here to stay. Even after nearly two weeks at the box office, the film has kept up a steady run and has now crossed the Rs 130 ...

Meeting in secret by a beach, their relationship is tested when Callum, from a Nought family, is admitted to Sephy’s prestigious Cross school. The production explores whether their bond can survive in ...

Terence Ganzer abused an altar boy at St Mary's Catholic Church in Beaudesert, Queensland Ben G has received his apology from the chuch but it doesn’t make up for the years of abuse.

A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12, 2025. Photo ...