The statute depicts a man seated on a bench “who appears to be a homeless person” carrying only two possessions: a full backpack on his shoulder and a stick in one hand.

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Popes in my lifetime have written eloquently about Mary, many of whom had a deep devotion to the Mother of God. Pope St. John Paul II, in his encyclical “Redemptoris Mater” made this observation about ...

Images of Mary and Christ are plentiful, as are images of them sitting in a rose garden. Since most of the population from ...

In seeking to deport Venezuelan immigrants, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act — the same law that was used to justify incarcerating Japanese Americans during World War II.

‘One of Dublin’s great sons’ – Eamon Farrell, father of Colin Farrell, remembered for ‘incredible’ generosity at funeral ...

With the NCAA tournament behind us, the spotlight is shifting fast toward the NBA draft. After a dramatic finish on Sunday, the top-six playoff spots in each conference have been secured, and the ...

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