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Nostalgia, escapism and bold reinventions defined Paris Couture Week as 29 fashion houses unveiled collections that paid homage to past eras while reflecting today’s global challenges. With dramatic ...

The Bible says, in the beginning the Earth was wild and empty. In Hebrew it is called Tohuwabohu, utter chaos. So God turned ...

For decades, Vatican City has held the title of the world’s smallest country, but this long-standing geographic fact may soon ...

Christian conservatives have a strong grip on U.S. government, but a new task force aims to address anti-Christian bias under the Biden administration.

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by ...

Critics say that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s roster of “credibly accused” priests should be longer — by 59 names — but the ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed DAP MP Chow Yu Hui’s proposal for the creation of a minister’s post to oversee non ...

I encourage you to set aside time for a 'date' with God. Have a deep conversation with Him through prayer, meditate on His ...

Mr. Mbabazi Pieri, who is a councilor of Hamurwa sub-county and deputy speaker of the Rubanda district, decried the imbalance ...

Strangely absent from this debate are Gazans themselves. It is reasonable to assume that more than 15 months of pulverizing ...

As 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral ...