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Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...
Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing
Amid national truth and reconciliation processes, Scandinavian churches are taking stock of their past policies toward the ...
Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within the Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to ...
Moment Pope Leo is hit on the head by object thrown from a worshipper before another man yanks his arm with the new pontiff left begging for calm at the Vatican
As the object knocks the pontiff's skullcap and forces him to rearrange it, a huge swell from the crowd breaks the railings ...
Michael Smolens: Catholic leaders bring order to the court
Bishop-Designate Michael Pham and other religious leaders instilled at least a brief calm to immigration enforcement crisis.