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Pope Francis may have surprised many by inviting comedians to the Vatican, but the value of humor...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoPope Francis meets with comedians at the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024, in Vatican City. Vatican...
Today in History: July 5, Dolly the sheep marks cloning breakthrough
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoToday in History Today is Friday, July 5, the 187th day of 2024. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned ...
Survey: Christians favor Israel over Palestinians in Israel-Hamas war, but Catholic-Jewish relations...
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoMore Christians are likely to support Israel rather than Palestinians in the the latest war between...
Today-History-Jun03
The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022 via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 month agoToday in History for June 3: On this date: In 1097, Crusaders recaptured the ancient Christian city of Antioch, in present-day Turkey, from Muslim rule. In 1621, the Dutch West Indies Co. was ...
On This Day, April 27: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoOn April 27, 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which...
Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoMedieval Europeans thought about politics in terms of leadership and often criticized rulers for...
Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoPrayers and symbols have the power to bind people together, writes a religion scholar, and so it is...
A long-hidden photo of John Paul II and the Virgin Mary? No, that's a painting | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoThe claim: The Vatican hid a picture of Pope John Paul II and the Virgin Mary for years [En Español: ¿Una foto oculta de Juan Pablo II y la Virgen María? No, es un cuadro | Hechos] A Feb. 18 ...
From the archives: Cathedral Grade School celebrated 150th anniversary with fond memories
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoBill Schaab will never forget his years Cathedral Grade School in Belleville. Especially 1958, when...
On This Day, Jan. 3: Howard Carter finds Tut sarcophagus, golden coffin
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoOn Jan. 3, 1924, two years after rediscovering the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt, Howard...