Author Shana Youngdahl reflects on her new YA novel, 'A Catalog of Burnt Objects,' inspired by the real-life destruction—both ...

Eliminate barriers to educational access, increase gender parity, and equip girls with leadership skills.

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Hope for the sake of hope is not hope itself. Some people hope because they cannot bear the alternative. That can end up in ...

The Pope pointed to young saints as examples of those who found 'complete happiness in relationship with the living Christ' ...

The Vatican released the pope’s message, titled “Pilgrims of Hope: The Gift of Life,” March 19, the feast of St. Joseph. Pope ...

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

Alabama ranks number one per capita for kidney disease, yet most people don't recognize the warning signs until the end ...