A regional Australian gallery isn't the first place you'd expect to find a neo-baroque masterpiece that belonged to a Russian tsar. Yet, with some mystery surrounding it, that's just what's happened.

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., made history this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, the church ...

The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...

In addition to various roles in Centre County’s business and tourism industries, Mong also played Santa Claus for decades.

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

The Russian Orthodox Church has a long history of close links to the Kremlin. It also has a key role in justifying the ...