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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 ...

A Catholic priest explained the meaning of the mitre, which is a cap worn by Catholic bishops, cardinals and the pope, after ...

His life was always marked by mystery, says the 59-year-old who was raised a devout nondenominational ... they approached a traditional healer for answers. The dibia (priest and medicine man) ...

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

Many, including priests ... Bible translations calling them “judaized Bibles.” If only he was a “great Scripture scholar” he would know that the Jews not only wrote the entire Tanakh (Old ...

The traditions and rituals of the Catholic Church, combined with a longing for connection and faith, seem to hold an appeal for younger adults in Britain, and men in particular.

Jeff Hood, a priest living in North Little Rock, has witnessed nine executions. As a spiritual adviser to men on death row, ...