'You are not alone': Pope brings 3 refugee families from Greece to Rome

Pope Francis transformed the lives of a dozen Syrian refugees on Saturday when he plucked three families from a crowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos and took them back to Rome.......

A Sanskrit prayer, Pope and 9/11 memorial

Hindu and Sikh leaders will share stage with Pope Francis during a prayer service in New York The Pope will address gathering and there will be prayers and meditations from various religious......

Why Hinduism never developed a concept of blasphemy

'While India's 'secularism' is a matter of cultural values rooted in Hinduism, the Western concept became one of rights rooted in legal rights.' 'India would be secular with or without Article 25......

PHOTOS: Restoration of Jesus' tomb costs $3.3 million

The restoration work, held up for more than 200 years, took nine months to be completed. IMAGE: Visitors stand near the newly restored Edicule, the ancient structure housing the tomb, which......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......