Solemn Prayers

A solemn group of Christians held their first prayer service in years on Saturday in the ravaged church of St. Mary in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city.

Solemn prayers were said for Justice Antonin Scalia at a funeral mass Saturday as thousands paid their respects to the conservative jurist whose sudden death has ignited a battle over his successor on the US Supreme Court.

Pope Francis has presided over a solemn prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica on New Year's Eve, using his homily to stress life's fleetingness.

Prayers, tears and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of commemorations today across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.

Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday with solemn sunrise prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts to mark their holiest holiday, despite concerns over violence looming across parts of the region and elsewhere worldwide.

Christians in Kerala today observed Good Friday with day-long prayers, abstaining all worldly comforts to commemorate the sufferings and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Devotees congregated in large numbers in churches, where senior prelates led special prayers to mark the day."Stations of the Cross" processions were taken out in towns and villages acr...

A solemn group of Christians held their first prayer service in years on Saturday in the ravaged church of St. Mary in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city.

Solemn prayers were said for Justice Antonin Scalia at a funeral mass Saturday as thousands paid their respects to the conservative jurist whose sudden death has ignited a battle over his successor on the US Supreme Court.

Pope Francis has presided over a solemn prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica on New Year's Eve, using his homily to stress life's fleetingness.

Prayers, tears and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of commemorations today across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.

Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday with solemn sunrise prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts to mark their holiest holiday, despite concerns over violence looming across parts of the region and elsewhere worldwide.

Christians in Kerala today observed Good Friday with day-long prayers, abstaining all worldly comforts to commemorate the sufferings and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Devotees congregated in large numbers in churches, where senior prelates led special prayers to mark the day."Stations of the Cross" processions were taken out in towns and villages acr...