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At the 221st session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

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Even after meeting with a group that has offered to buy the historic Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield, the Diocese of Pittsburgh still plans to demolish it.

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Instead, they’re celebrated later for their visionary ideas. Take Galileo Galilei, for example. He was ridiculed by the Church for supporting the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun ...

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April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

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Explore the roots of higher education with this fascinating list of the oldest universities in the world. These ancient ...