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During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

Vile child abuser John Smyth, QC, and morals crusader Mary Whitehouse came to Australia in the 1980s to spread the word of ...

“It’s like that wonderful Philip Larkin poem ‘Church Going ... If you mention in secular gatherings that you are a Christian/Catholic, one of the most often heard retorts is the accusation ...

One couple from Texas were on the Camino before volunteering in a Christian hostel afterwards ... I reflected on Philip Larkin’s poem Church Going, in which he muses about what churches will ...

Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witch hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

But, in any case, the Christian church itself was now emerging as a ... We know this from his poems and we know it from other dedications as well. ... But what's important to understand and ...

A tourist who is out of time approaches the end of his or her trip and must return home soon. This is how the Rev. David May ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

I Am Maria: My Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Healing, and Hope' will hit bookshelves on April 1, 2025 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground. NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but ...