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Scott and Cheryl Filler have made many discoveries as they delved into restoring the 61-acre former Lourdes Franciscan Friary ...

In a quiet village in East Timor, the grave of Corporal Aziz tells a story of sacrifice, dignity, and the enduring gratitude of a foreign land ...

Ground was broken Thursday for the Monument of the Americas sculpture gardens on a hill overlooking the Heber Valley. It's ...

The monks of Mepkin Abbey have unveiled a garden space honoring enslaved buried in unmarked graves on their South Carolina ...

June is National Immigration Heritage Month, a time to remember the millions who have come to America from a land far, far ...

It could go Wirtz… Gentle reminder that hugely expensive transfers are at least as likely to flop as they are to succeed. Wirtz is obviously a hugely talented player, but it’s not like he’s a seasoned ...

In Banhasa, known as the land of martyrs, Selim visited a sacred tree that once sheltered the Holy Family. Nearby is the shrine of the Seven Daughters and the mosque of Sidi Al-Jamal, where Muslim and ...

The Complutense University of Madrid is clearing out the Olavide Museum — an invaluable repository of medical history, with ...

Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

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A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but ...