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National Geographic has narrowed down more than a million photos to just 25, naming them the pictures of the year. Here's a ...

Theologians, historians and astronomers have debated the Biblical story for centuries. "The Adoration of the Magi" by Guiseppe Chiari (1654-1727). The Virgin Mary, seated on the left and turned to the ...

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In ancient Judaism and early Christianity, angels were portrayed as powerful beings who guarded the Garden of Eden, ...

When a relative died, I was given an extraordinary artifact—and a head-spinning journey down a 25-year ethical rabbit hole.