For the last installment in the Institute for Research on Women's (IRW) Distinguished Lecture Series, IRW and the Center for ...

VATICAN CITY — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and ...

As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...

They considered it their religious duty to eradicate the existing pagan culture ... a few months to Dec. 25 and borrowed some Saturnalia rituals for their own festival to keep the public happy.

Among the texts are parts of every book of the Hebrew canon—what Christians ... described in the scrolls—vows of poverty, baptismal rituals and communal meals—mirror those of early Christians.

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Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Rai pairs the peepal with a ritual for good health, and the book features a foreword by the environmentalist known as Peepal Baba, who has planted and conserved over 1.25 crore peepal trees in an ...

(The change likely came when Pope Gregory III moved the church’s celebration of saints from May 13 to November 1, to assimilate pagan influences as Christianity was working to win crucial converts.) ...

In this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection. By Jeannette Catsoulis The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the ...

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