The text tells the story, or “katha,” of the ritual vow, or “vrata,” that women devotees perform to earn the favor of Swasthani, a local Nepali Hindu goddess.

A couple of months ago, the Heritage Foundation released a report entitled, “Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years.” You can probably guess the contents of said ...

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Women of the Bible” trusts the Bible’s voice, it does a great job of giving voice to the women that it portrays.

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Kendra Duggar, wife of former “19 Kids and Counting” TV star Joseph Duggar, has been arrested in Arkansas. Both she and her ...

Don Mattingly, a pioneering Southern Baptist leader, created Centrifuge youth camps to “spin” teens toward meaningful futures in faith, service and careers. Launched in 1979, the program has reached ...

The island unfolds as a constellation of churches and cathedrals. Malta is often said to have more churches per square mile ...

Additionally, the Israeli government has limited in-person gatherings to 50 people, as long as there is a nearby bomb shelter ...

ROME — India’s leading Catholic publisher has been awarded a papal knighthood in recognition of his groundbreaking efforts in ...