Many Christmas staples feel timeless, but historians note they often began as games, folk customs or practical rituals. What we now call Christmas is a patchwork of theology, folklore, economics ...

I When the gloom of wintertide was deepest, when snow and ice fettered the earth, and a frost-wind came shoreward from the ...

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Reflecting on humanity’s long search for meaning, the pontiff said people have often looked to the heavens for answers but remained lost.

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The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian ...

The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album ...

Perhaps you've heard of him. One of the most influential and successful filmmakers who ever did it. We've ranked the ...