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After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will ...

To give a proper perspective on the New Covenant sacrament of reconciliation instituted by Christ, we will explore the Old Testament prefiguration ... the Lord a female animal from the flock ...

The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

The Maha Kumbh is not just about the sacred dip in the Ganga. It is also a celebration of India’s living traditions, where ...

In this forest thick with trees up to 600 years old lives the southernmost population of the California condor (Gymnogyps ...

Posts and remnants of coloured wood suggested the tombs were once adorned with elaborate constructions, a testament to the architectural ingenuity of prehistoric Egypt. The animals themselves ...

What Animals Are Considered Clean and Unclean in the Old Testament? How did the people of Israel know ... He also states that unclean animals were those that were used for pagan sacrifice in other ...

Archaeologists have finally deciphered the long-debated inscription on Arslan Kaya, a 2,600-year-old monument ... primal nature. Sacrifices, both symbolic and animal, were common in her honor.

It also shows that only Scorsese could make a direct-to-Netflix, three-and-a-half-hour action-drama about violent old men and produce ... and he needs to make a big sacrifice to fix it.

Imagine this blessed scene, of an old man – barely able to hold himself upright due to his advanced years- fully attired in the Traditional clothing of the ...