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Standing tall for over 200 years is St. Thomas’ Church in Ginthupitiya, claimed to be the first church in the island specifically built for Anglican worship in 1815. Nestled among coconut palms and a ...
Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions, anyone ...
As Gen Z embrace Catholicism, Anna Moloney wonders why her nominal religion is suddenly so chic. Could the answer be ‘accessories’?
History educators must reevaluate how to teach the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions.
The Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, a cornerstone of Wallingford’s Polish community, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its construction this year. Located at 127 N Orchard Street, ...
The 18-year-old son of a Tinicum Township policeman was electrocuted Monday afternoon as he tried to raise an outboard motor ...
The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era ...
A new book follows Lyman Beecher, his boundary-pushing children, and their grand ambitions to improve the world.
Supreme Court justices ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, have the right to opt their ...
In “Sick and Dirty,” author Michael Koresky takes a clear-eyed look at golden age Hollywood’s stealth queerness on screen.
The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world ...
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the grand bilingual and tricultural experiment that is Sudbury’s university. This ...