NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian ...

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The twelve apostles, the chosen followers of Jesus Christ, went throughout the ancient world preaching, spreading ...

Yet, the effectiveness and relevance of churches can vary significantly depending on leadership, societal context, and ...

"You are here, first, to apply his divine gift of repentance in your life and by his grace overcome sin and death, and second ...

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has conferred an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Letters, ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

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Even though he spent the first 53 years of his life in the pew at his family’s Woodstock church, it took a rare cancer to send Jeff Hamman onto his knees and into the arms of God where he vowed, “If ...

There’s a quiet grace to Anita Frank’s First World War story. Set in rural northern France, at the height of the German ­Occupation, Frank hones in on the fates of grandmother Claudette, her ...

Elder Gérald Caussé just became the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Caussé is from Bordeaux, France, and is 62 years old.