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Hannah was infertile, and in ancient biblical times, a “barren womb” meant that God did not favor her. Worse, Hannah’s ...

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

Academics and government officials worked with indigenous people to release the Dictionary of Nanshih Amis Language (南勢阿美辭典) ...

Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho delivers exactly what it promises—faith, family, and a few good trumpet blasts. It’s a ...

The election of an American pope, Leo XIV, is a fitting culmination of a conclave that had the feel of an American ...

Robert Prevost was confirmed as the new pope on 8 May and picked Leo XIV as his new name which might give us a clue into his ...

As cardinals work to select a new pope, Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill highlights various ways new religious ...

In their work St. Cyril had to develop an alphabet for the Old Slavonic language ... John Wycliffe, a dissentient priest, translated the Bible into English. Unfortunately his secretary, John ...

CT faith leaders led a protest at Tweed New Haven Airport Monday against Avelo Airlines as it began its deportation flights ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...