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PALM HARBOR, Fla. — After years of fundraising and planning, a Palm Harbor food pantry is opening its brand-new facility. FEAST Food Pantry had spent the last nine months operating out of a fire ...

An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds. In the grave, ...

On Winter 18, Mayor Lewis will send you a letter telling you who you are assigned to give a gift to. You can also check the name of your secret friend in your Menu. You can give your assigned person ...

The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome—a feast about a building—can intimidate preachers. The temptation? Mention it briefly and move on to the readings. But Sylvester Tan, S.J.

Today, I salute the millions of Christian believers in the United States and around the world observing the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel. According to sacred Scripture, when the Devil rebelled ...

The Italian Parliament this week took a major step toward making the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday. The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to ...

There's a side of social media that believes that the Rapture, or "end of the world," is set to happen on Tuesday, Sept. 23, or Wednesday, Sept. 24. Thousands of videos with the hashtag "#RaptureTok" ...

A new date for the rapture has taken over the internet, declaring that true Christians will bodily ascend to heaven this week — on Rosh Hashanah. Believers are sharing tips for the rapture — don’t ...

If you have been paying attention to the news lately, it is likely that you have read or heard about the latest prediction about the return of Christ. The quotation comes from an article in the New ...

Mulberry Street is alive once again with the sights, sounds and smells of the Feast of San Gennaro – back for its 99th year. Crowds will pack Little Italy over the 11-day festival in Manhattan to ...

The celebration started Thursday, Sept. 12 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 21. The Grand Procession is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. This year's grand marshal is actor, comedian and radio ...