A recent Facebook post about a Christian pastor is rather heartbreaking. The pastor’s son, who had always been a faithful Christian youth, suddenly told his father: “Faith is intellectually dishonest.

Award shows are bound to get stuff wrong, but a shocking number of masterpieces were ignored by the Grammys in the album of the year category.

Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, was speaking at a political rally near a train station in the city of Nara ...

Inside a Haitian grocery store, Margery Koveleski — a “manman” to many — and her daughter Laura help their clients navigate ...

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The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is an ugly beautiful thing that turns 30 this year. For more of this week’s new albums, Andrew reviews Joyce Manor, By Storm, Red Sun and more in Notable Releases. I ...

A Catholic priest went viral for his sermon about “The Fate of Ophelia,” a song Taylor Swift wrote for her fiancé, Kansas ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from ...

Feeling down? In need of a quick pick-me-up? Luckily, the internet is practically an endless source of laughter. So if you’re ...