Russia commemorated the Soviet Union’s victory over Hitler’s Germany in 1945 with its traditional military parade on Thursday, the third such parade since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin was on hand at Moscow’s Red Square on a chilly morning amid light snowfall. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Thursday’s parade. […]
Pope Francis has presided over the Saturday-night Easter Vigil service at the Vatican a day after making the last-minute decision to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Francis entered the darkened, silent St Peter’s Basilica in his wheelchair, took his place in a chair and offered […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided Monday over the inauguration of a controversial Hindu Temple. Located in Ayodhya in northern India, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is built on a contested holy site, according to NBC News. The site was the home of a 16th century mosque, the Babri Masjid, until 1992, when Hindu nationalist mobs destroyed it, CNN reported. Why […]
Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem during a Christmas Eve homily, Pope Francis said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world”. The pontiff presided over Sunday’s evening Mass, which was attended by about 6,500 faithful who took their place amid the splendour of St Peter’s […]