Friday prayers carry significant symbolism as they were a rallying point during the early days of 2011 uprising-turned-civil war.

The U.S. bishops are calling on faithful Catholics across the country to join them in person or virtually at their National Prayer ... of Thursday, Jan. 23 to the morning of Friday, Jan. 24 ...

Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital's ...

Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, ...