The week of Easter, in 2007, I was waiting in line to get into St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, when suddenly Pope Benedict XVI burst through the front doors to greet the crowd. The gathered ...

(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

Dubai: As pilgrims gather at the Grand Mosque for Ramadan, authorities have introduced dedicated prayer spaces for women—quiet sanctuaries designed to offer both spiritual solace and practical support ...

Watch live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayers on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam’s ...