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Actress Mila Kunis said that she was raised Jewish and originally told not to discuss her faith in a video published Dec. 26.

The Syrian transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an "ambush" by ...

Archaeologists in France recently unearthed a 1,700-year-old ring engraved with an ancient religious motif. The ornately ...

A result of the fact check conducted on a photo of the RCCG general overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, in front of ...

Instead, I wanted to take a proper look at Longtian Village (龍田村), immediately south of the highland. Longtian’s road grid ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America.

When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the rest of the “Peanuts” gang ridicule his choice. “I guess I really don’t know what Christmas is all about,” the ...

Many people with disabilities, advocates and families want more religious congregations to know that there are ways to be ...

When dictator Fulgencio Batista fled in the early hours of January 1, 1959, few imagined the sweeping changes ahead for the ...

Christian Cairo is deeply significant for pilgrims and travelers due to its connection to the rich history of Christianity in ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight ...