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As Jews and Christians recently marked Passover and Easter, Muslim historian Daoud Riffi reminds readers that Moses—called ...

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After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

A dive into François Bayrou's family history reveals a royalist great-uncle, a Christian Democrat father, a 'Bayrou boarding ...

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