Lukashenko, Vatican envoy affirm importance of dialogue for mutual understanding in world

MINSK, October 27. /TASS/. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has received Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, head of the Dicastery for Oriental Churches and special envoy of Pope Leo XIV, who is participating in celebrations on the occasion of the...

UAE 'Visa Runs' explained: How tourists and residents can legally stay longer in the Emirates

A visa run is a fully legal and widely practiced method to extend your stay in the UAE, as long as it's done through the proper channels and within immigration guidelines./ Image: VisaRun.ae TL;DR: Visa runs are a legitimate and convenient way to...

Vatican: Peter ToRot is Papua New Guinea and Melanesia's first saint

Papua New Guinea has its first-ever Catholic saint, after local martyr Peter ToRot was canonised by Pope Leo XIV in a landmark ceremony in St Peter’s Square on Monday, the Vatican has announced. Canonised alongside six others before a crowd of...

Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as part of reconciliation

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Vatican appoints Bishop Mark O'Connell to lead Albany Diocese after Scharfenberger

A new bishop will be taking over the Albany Dioceses in December as Bishop Edward Scharfenberger is resigning from his position. The vatican making the announcement Monday morning after Pope Leo XIV accepted the Bishop’s resignation. Bishop...

Egypt counts on a new tourism dynasty as museum joins a revamped Giza

Until not long ago, Egypt deftly presented visitors with the best and worst tourism experience in a single spot: the pyramids of Giza. Every year, millions of visitors made the pyramids their first Egyptian port of call. After all, who would not...

King Charles shares sweet moment with children during visit to Vatican

King Charles and Queen Camilla traveled to the Vatican to mark a historic moment however the monarch also brought happiness along with him for the local schoolchildren along the way. On Thursday, the King, 76, and Queen, 78, were in Rome to meet...

‘Being well-informed can reduce travel stress’

There’s never a dull moment in the world of travel; and while many of us find it exciting to be thinking about a trip away, others can find the whole thing very stressful and anxiety inducing, writes Travel Counsellor Emma Savage. One of the best...

Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Visit to Kherson

Angelina Jolie, the Oscar award-winning actress, humanitarian and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, took a surprise trip to the Ukrainian city of Kherson. On Nov. 5, former city council member Vitalii Bohdanov announced Jolie’s visit in a post on...

Vatican II at 60: A New Impulse for the Missions

COMMNETARY: With the Decree ‘Ad Gentes,’ the Second Vatican Council sought to give new energy to the Church’s efforts to spread to the Gospel. The beginning of the Second Vatican Council’s discussion of its decree on the missions, on Nov. 6, 1964,...

Revealed: Experts' ultimate guide to the least crowded holiday destinations that are just as beautiful - but MUCH cheaper - than the tourist traps

A perfect storm of cut-rate flight prices, post-pandemic wanderlust, digital nomads and a proliferation of short-term holiday rentals has led to a scourge of overtourism at holiday hotspots across the globe. Some 80 per cent of travellers now...

From Lausanne to Bangkok: the life of Thailand’s Queen Sirikit

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit had close ties to Switzerland. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

King Charles Gets a Group of Schoolchildren to Laugh at the Vatican with This One-Liner By Meredith Kile and Praxilla Trabattoni

NEED TO KNOW King Charles had a fun encounter with a group of schoolchildren during his trip to the Vatican After meeting with Pope Leo, the King was greeted by students from a local school with a message in English The King praised their language...

Royals worship with pope at Vatican

VATICAN CITY -- King Charles III and Queen Camilla prayed Thursday with Pope Leo XIV in a historic visit to the Vatican to forge closer relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. Charles, who is the titular head of the Church...

In a first after 5 centuries, King Charles, Pope Leo pray together in Vatican

Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and...

Spiritual Side: Trunk or Treat, and holiday bazaar

Church at the Park Journey Church is hosting Church at the Park at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Earl Brown Park in DeLand. There will be food trucks, live music and fun for the family. The event is free. For more information, visit...

Tourism Minister Highlights King’s Commitment to Protecting Holy Sites

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Imad Hijazin participated in the International Conference of Catholic Pilgrimage Organizations, held in Rome, Italy, accompanied by the Director-General of the Baptism Site Commission. During the conference,...

Pope Leo blesses Taiwanese baby in Vatican

A Taiwanese baby received a papal blessing from Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, when His Holiness made a public appearance around Vatican City. The apostolic blessing was made public over Threads by a Taiwanese Catholic identified only by her account...

King Charles, Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first in Vatican’s Sistine Chapel

VATICAN CITY – Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Oct 23, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin...

The new 'hot equerry'! Queen Camilla's right-hand man wins a legion of fans after accompanying Her Majesty to the Vatican

Major Plunket with Captain James Boggis-Rolfe (Dismounted Equerry in Waiting to King Charles III) at Ascot in 2023 Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Major Plunket has been Camilla’s personal equerry since November 2022, a testament to the exemplary...