Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is for the uninitiated an energetic spectacle of joy, beauty and just-let-it-go. But for revelers ...

Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The daily fast in Ramzan includes abstaining from all food and drink — not even a sip of water is allowed — from dawn to sunset, before ...

Fr. Robert P. Reyes, popularly known as the “Running Priest,” blesses the traditional burning of palm branches to be used in ...

Observant Muslims will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts ...

The Premier League takes a break this weekend, as for those involved, it's FA Cup Fourth Round time, with the game's oldest cup competition taking centre stage. Fourteen top flight teams remain after ...

Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The period of Lent is when many Christians of various denominations may fast, pray or give up ...

The proposal represents a reversal from TVA’s April 2024 decision to retire the coal plant by the end of 2027.

Eureka First United Methodist Church Eureka (520 Del Norte St.): The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias is the pastor. This week, she is away so Dan Dionne ...

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond on Wednesday, formally installing James F. Checchio as ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

Fat Tuesday is just days away. Here’s when Mardi Gras ends this year, why the date changes, and how Texans celebrate the ...

EWTN This Mass in the Sanctuary of Lourdes recalls Our Lady’s words to St. Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” for ...