The Norfolk City Council passed on first reading an ordinance to prohibit the possession or use of any vape and/or tobacco product to any person under the age of 21.

Eight years before, the limited premier edition of The Szyk Haggadah I created (2006-08) had been donated to the Vatican ...

Representational image/AP Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they “support the so-called gay culture”, according to new guidelines approved by the Vatican.While ...

The Vatican has given the green light for gay men to become priests - as long as they remain celibate. In an unexpected adjustment to practice in the Catholic Church, the new guidelines from ...

Kochi, Jan 11 (IANS): The ongoing tensions surrounding the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala took a dramatic turn on Saturday when police forcefully removed protesting priests ...

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What's Behind the Heavy Tax Increases on Ontario's Municipalities? Why are taxes so high in many Ontario cities? Then, the city of Vaughan's mayor, Steven Del Duca, on a new approach to bring down the ...

When is the Ark 2 release date? Ever since the Ark 2 announcement at The Game Awards 2020, we’ve been looking forward to learning more about the upcoming dinosaur-themed survival game.

These services often include a procession of the Tabot—a sacred replica of the Ark of the Covenant—carried by priests. Faithful attendees, candles in hand, join in a symbolic march to represent the ...

In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba’s Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers to watch their health and spending, care for their families, guard against crime and drink less ...