My lost religions haunt me. There is a world, perhaps similar to this one, where Spain’s leather boots never dropped off their boats, never left footprints in the sand of the Philippines. There is a ...

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The re-classification of a children's book on Native American history in a Texas library has caused an uproar among consumers, activists and library organizations nationwide. Last month, a citizen ...

On Tuesday, Pope Francis blasted what he has often referred to as "ideological colonization," which he said is a sin against God that leads to persecution. This persecution can have both spiritual and ...

The fetus does not reside in a sterile intrauterine environment and is exposed to commensal bacteria from the maternal gut/blood stream that cross the placenta and enter the amniotic fluid. This ...