Chinese blessing scams have been reported worldwide for the last 25 years or so, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. Offenders typically target elderly ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace from the Central Loggia of St Peter’s Basilica.

The “urbi et orbi” blessing given by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, after his election May 8, 2025.

“Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

Full Text of Pope Francis’ ‘Urbi Et Orbi’ Blessing for Easter 2025 ‘The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion.

(CNN) — Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of delighted crowds in what marks his highest-profile ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing. The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s ...

“This has absolutely been a true blessing, a gift.” Moore’s family’s story is a solution to a problem Retrieving Freedom was trying to fix.

A recently discovered poem by Robert Frost, written in 1918 and published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

The poems go beyond simple ekphrasis to consider the power dynamics of language and text; in one entry responding to a 19th-century sketch by Queen Victoria (of the Maharaja Duleep Singh dressing ...