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One of the most controversial aspects of Pope Francis’ legacy as the leader of the Catholic Church is his decision to ...
Mourners, some in tears, gathered in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate the first Latin American pontiff. The Vatican said that the pope had died at age 88 after a stroke.
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
Easter' is found in English and German but in most other European languages the word for the festival comes from old words ...
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...
The morning was sunny and clear in a fictional New England village “with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.” ...
A recent study by UPF examines an emerging informal practice among the Chinese community learning Spanish: the translation of ...
Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sánchez led an all-female crew including pop singer Katy Perry and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King ...
The theme, “Vuelta a las Américas,” promised the audience a one-night trip across the Américas—with Ritmo y Sabor as the flight attendants.
Dozens of English words, from admiral to zero, have Arabic origins. WITHOUT al-gebra there would not be physics, without al-gorithms there wouldn’t be computers, and without al-kaline there ...
A recent study by Dr. Alar Läänelaid and his colleagues has provided new insights into the creation of the oldest dated ...
It came into Latin as Israel, and that was also used ... St Paul extends the use of the word ‘Israel’ to mean all the people of God, whether of Jewish or Gentile origin. He wrote to the church at ...