Après avoir célébré dimanche sur la place Saint-Pierre sa première messe de Pâques, le pape François a accordé la traditionnelle bénédiction urbi et orbi (à la ville et au monde). Devant plus de 200.000 fidèles massés sur la place Saint-Pierre au …

The Vatican has said these provisions were in keeping with Francis' aim to not have his Masses go on too long. The Easter Vigil service under Benedict XVI would typically run nearly three hours. The new Pope has made it clear he prefers his Masses …

CITE DU VATICAN (AFP) – Le pape François, acclamé avec ferveur dimanche pour sa première messe de Pâques, a adressé un message à la fois d'espérance dans "la miséricorde" de Dieu et de condamnation vigoureuse de la traite des personnes et des …

Pope Francis leads Easter celebrations at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Easter Sunday celebrates the Christian belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus. The holiday is marked around the world, often with a variety of not strictly religious …

The government reopened the Great Pyramid of Giza and several other tombs on the plateau near Cairo in October following an extensive restoration project. Climbing on the outside of the fragile pyramids has been strictly forbidden since 1951, and those …

Bike firm's executive takes trip to Planet X. Published on Monday 1 April 2013 00:00. Fast growing bike builder and retailer Planet X Bikes has appointed Barry Dunn as its first chief operating officer. Mr Dunn joins the Sheffield-based bike specialist …

In a lengthy Hebrew post on his official Facebook page, Bennett said the atmosphere during Obama's visit reminded him of the Oslo period. He recalled that during that time in the mid-1990s, there was a feeling that if Israel conceded enough, peace …

The Tamar and Leviathan offshore natural gas discoveries in effect reshuffled the deck that Jerusalem is playing with and stacked it in Israel's favor. Overnight Israel obtained the opportunity to shape the map of alliances in the Middle East to its will.

The launching on Saturday of the natural-gas pipeline flowing from the Tamar offshore field to Israel Electric Corporation power plants and to Israel's manufacturing plants is good news. True, electricity rates won't come down so quickly – the delay is …

The day that seals the Passover holiday, called Sh'vi'i Shel Pessah (beginning on Sunday evening this year, and ending the next night in Israel) is unique among all the other days of the festival in that it is a Yom Tov – a festival when work is …