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This Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, fifty days from Passover (hence the name), in the Jewish calendar the festival of ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

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AUDREY VANN One might pause before deep-throating a hot dog slathered in cream cheese and onions at 2 a.m., but if you ...

Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire starts with the observation that “in a period of 60 years, the Roman imperial power ...