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At a time when young people spend so much time in "digital environments," members of the Catholic Biblical Federation need to ...

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the ...

The Borso D’Este Bible, one of the world's most beautiful books, is on view in Rome as part of the Vatican's Holy Year ...

Donald Trump tried to invoke the Bible when announcing his foster-care executive order. Paraphrasing the scripture, the ...

The 2025 elections were notable because they marked the first leadership change at the conference since the election of Pope ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

Chhath Puja 2025 is a four-day festival devoted to Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya, observed with great devotion and purity. From Nahay Khay to Usha Arghya, each day has its own rituals and sacred ...

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