In a short but poignant text from his best-known work, ‘Summa Theologiae,’ Aquinas explained his views on venerating relics.

most church leaders in the medieval period lived in closeknit communities (monasteries, etc.) and rarely traveled far outside their home city or village. In a world where the average monk lived most ...

The Bhikkhus (monks) expressed condolences to the casualties resulting from the disaster and recited the Arya Triskandhasutra, the Bhadracharya Pranidhanaraj, the Aryamaitri Pranidhan and the ...

Salah, meaning ‘prayer’ or ‘supplication’, is also known as Namaz among non-Arab Muslims. Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion.

Billy Ray Cyrus broke his silence after his son, Trace Cyrus, penned an open letter, sparking concern for his father's health after his performance at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Archimedes of Syracuse was born in Sicily around 287 BCE and lived for 75 years. During that time, he revolutionized many ...

It is the dark matter of conversation, the white space around a poem. For Rilke, listening is receiving the divine ...

The wooden floorboards underfoot are likely the same ones tread upon by medieval monks and priests, the church's historical guardians for hundreds of years. In the lower room, initials of unknown ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in ...

From monk culture, to offering a paradise to wildlife, all of our islands hold some very different identities but each tell a ...

In an era when leaders like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin cause havoc with their casual relationship with the truth, ...