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Waššukanni has never been found and some scholars think that it may be located in northeastern Syria. The people who lived in ...

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Excerpt from Pope Leo XIV's message for the Jan. 1, 2026 World Day of Peace. “Peace be with you!” ...

A newly published scientific study is reigniting debate over human evolution in Africa after researchers suggested that the ...

Papyri from the Roman Empire provide authentic insight into how Christians in antiquity imagined Joseph and Mary's ...