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In any discussion with Americans, especially Christians, about death and afterlife I find it difficult to bring up the ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history. Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the fathers of the Council of Nicaea ...

Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days." The perspective on cremation among Christians can vary, and not all Christians are against it.

The Panchen Lama holds a pivotal position in Tibetan Buddhism, revered as the second-highest spiritual authority after the Dalai Lama within the Gelug school.

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The question of what awaits us after life's final breath is one of humanity's oldest and most profound mysteries. Across cultures and centuries, different religions have offered a rich tapestry of ...

IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a ...

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IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and ...