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The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

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Around 2,000 years since the crucifixion, Jesus Christ has returned once again - this time as an AI influencer.

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From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about the truth behind the Easter story.

Thousands of people recited prayers while carrying large wooden crosses and walking through the streets of the Old City of ...

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