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Alexei Navalny is dead. And yet he lives. He lives to trouble Vladimir Putin, the authoritarian strongman of Russia who may ...

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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 ...

María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female saint. Pope Francis paved the way after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles, founder of the Congregation of ...

POTTSTOWN — The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, will be on display at Holy Trinity ...

Anna Kournikova was a household name in the late 1990s and early 2000s - but she has since shunned the limelight with husband Enrique Iglesias, who live in a stunning Miami mansion together ...

“The Master and Margarita” filmmaker Michael Lockshin is locked in a legal battle over his blockbuster Russian-language adaptation of the celebrated Soviet novel, with the director accusing ...

The Engels base in Saratov region is used by Russian strategic bombers. LONDON -- Russian authorities reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight ...