So for me, this region with a dark past is now indelibly just these joyous scenes from when I finally did visit in March — of Kurdish people celebrating the springtime Nowruz festival with more ...

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The man holding up the poster wears a jacket, cap and a keffiyeh scarf, a widely-adopted symbol of Palestinian resistance against Israel. Victoria has outlawed the display of Nazi symbols ...

The May 18 service was rich in symbolism and included the formal bestowing on Leo of the symbols of office including the pallium – a lamb’s wool vestment symbolizing his pastoral care for the ...

During the Mass, Leo appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were placed on him — the lambswool stole over his shoulders and the fisherman’s ring on his finger — as if ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Leo XIV has taken his first popemobile ride ...

HOUSTON, March 20, 2023 — Asia Society Texas celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, welcoming over 400 people for daily Spring Break activities and 1,300 guests for an evening festival to conclude ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tens of thousands of people are expected to flood St Peter’s Square on Sunday to witness the papal Mass where Pope Leo XIV will be ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity, all in front of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugura ...