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Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Richard Harvey Cain, Spain dissolving the Jesuit order, and ...

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Like everything else that is good about America, the story of Christmas is the story of revolutionary acts against nativism, religious intolerance, and oppression of all kinds.

Ever since the ancient Romans decided to honor the agricultural goddess Flora with lewd spectacles in the Circus Maximus, the beginning of May has signaled the coming of spring, a time of revival ...

Pilgrims and Native Americans are depicted gathering to share a meal in the artwork “The First Thanksgiving 1621,” by J.L.G. Ferris/Library of Congress. Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The cuts to USAID and the broader dismantling of foreign assistance will have lasting ...

For more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside the United States Agency for International Development. But just three weeks ago, I lost my job. I’m not alone. I know others who ...