The book is Emendatio vitae —The Emending of Life—written in the 14th century by Richard Rolle, a Yorkshire hermit and mystic ...

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The cover of “Canticle” depicts a woman in a vibrant red, hooded cloak swirling away from the reader. It hints at what’s inside: a mystical story that immerses us in an earlier century, in the vein of ...

A suspected porch pirate clad in women’s clothing was busted last week after surveillance video caught the suspect stealing packages from Alabama homes, according to police. Todd Anthony Bond, 46, was ...

RTÉ’s recent documentary, The Hills Are Alive: A Year at Kylemore Abbey, offered a rare glimpse behind the walls of one of Ireland’s most remarkable monastic communities. Nestled in the misty ...

Mary O'Mullane works as a nurse, but after hours she swaps her scrubs for armour as she trains to fight like a knight. She is among a growing number of Queensland women participating in historic ...

The small-boats crisis has made British women and girls less safe, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick warns today. The top Tory admits he fears for his own three young daughters against a ...

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