But most Eastern Orthodox ... icon of St. George, "the great martyr." "He's dressed in his full military regalia," he said. " He was a soldier." There's the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Today, Boyle said, he’s become “a sort of mouthpiece for Jesus Christ’s healing power ... and prayed to an icon of Mary on the wall that was claimed to have once wept tears of oil.

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects ...

It might cost more to repair them than to buy new ones. But baby Jesus figurines have such sentimental value in families that ...

Every January, an area in downtown Mexico City is full of people with the broken religious sculptures looking for a workshop ...

The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, ...

Mexicans restore their baby Jesus figurines in time for Candlemas, on Feb. 2, the Catholic feast marking the end of Christmas ...

Mexicans restore their baby Jesus figurines in time for Candlemas, on Feb. 2, the Catholic feast marking the end of Christmas celebrations that commemorates the Virgin Mary’s purification and ...

Recently, I brought my mother along for a visit to the Jesuit community where I lived for about four years. At least two Jesuits told me the same thing about how my quiet unassuming mother ...