Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Catholic penitent performs self-flagellation on the street on Good Friday. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of ...

"Subsequently, all members of the general public are hereby advised not to flout the ban in their own interest and the interest of the peace of the state,'' it said. The Police in Sokoto have banned ...

The annual Palm Sunday procession in Delhi April 13 banned by the local police over “law and order and traffic concerns,” was met with fierce and swift criticism from Catholics and free speech ...

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures carried by the faithful down cobblestone streets ...

In a vivid display of religio-political one-upmanship, Sikh religious organisations and the governments of Punjab and Haryana are holding multiple religious processions (nagar kirtans) to commemorate ...

One of Latin America’s most important processions brings together faith, tradition, and gastronomy. Lima, Peru - October 1, 2025 - The devotion to the Lord of Miracles (Señor de los Milagros), one of ...

On the eve of Mahashivratri, a grand religious procession was taken out in Jammu city marking the beginning of the holy festival with religious fervour and enthusiasm. Taken out under the patronage of ...

Authorities on Sunday tightened a month-long security lockdown in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar after breaking up religious processions by Shiite Muslims who defied a ban. A military ...