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According to Father Massie, the text presents Nicaea’s model of moving from division to consensus as a valuable lesson for the modern ... Church Fathers—figures shared by both Catholic and ...

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A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ...

Russia is positive about peace initiatives and anticipates Kiev will adopt a similar stance, President Vladimir Putin said. He emphasized that the Ukrainian army had scaled down its combat activity ...

Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a transformative figure in modern religious history, has died ...

Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on February 28, 2025. OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

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"Once again, I renew my appeal: Let this coincidence serve as a sign — a call to all Christians to take a decisive step ...

The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question ...

In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of ...