The priesthood is built on a contradiction. Priests are simultaneously the most visible people in their communities and the ...

When it comes to flowers with love meanings, most people just think “oh, red roses mean love, duh!” But wait, have you ever wonder what secret messages those ...

According to an ancient Greek folk tale, Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike of Macedon, transformed into a mermaid.

Historically, the pinky ring was a mark of power. In ancient Rome, only certain classes were permitted to wear gold rings.

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When Constance Marten was small, her younger brother struggled to pronounce her name. His mangled attempts came out as “Toots ...

Follow the latest from Newcastle Crown Court where Daniel Graham, 39 and Adam Carruthers, 32, are being sentenced for the ...

Paranormal anime featured demons, vampires, ghosts, and ghouls, and some of the best paranormal series feature female main characters.

Probably, the custom of launch of rice to marriages was imported from Greece, where rice was a very precious cereal: even in ...

Dear Stephen I read with interest your address to York Diocesan Synod on 5th July, and one word leapt out for me: 'final'.

An ambitious attempt at a history of abortion from antiquity to today is valuable and interesting, but does not consider the ...