Profession of faith, political statement or simple fashion accessory, the ancient symbol is a way for individuals to say ...

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To the members of the Greek Orthodox Church, Christmas comes in second after Easter. However, this is not to say that ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is more difficult than it seems.

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Christmas celebrations at the White House date back to 1800, but Hanukkah wasn't acknowledged until much later.

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Ben Stokes talked this week about “grit, determination and fight” and his England team certainly put in a shift on a red-hot ...

All the Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic churches graced with the polychromes, stained-glass windows, paintings and icons authored by Jerzy Nowosielski are countless. However, the painter ...