In 1972, Aretha Franklin performed “Mary, Don’t You Weep” with a gospel choir at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in ...

SÃO PAULO (RNS) — After more than two years of struggle, the Muslim community of Salvador, Bahia State, still waits for Harvard University to give back the skull of an enslaved African man who ...

Father Kowalczyk asked Racki if he would come to St. Joseph-St. Lazarus. He said he was "honored" and "thrilled" to receive the Cheverus Award. Looking back on his life serving the church, he simply ...

The body of Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, lies in his tomb in Assisi, Italy, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

However, cemeteries also offer historical value, allowing those interested to look into the past. On St. John, there is no lack of history, and much of the past is reflected in the cemeteries that ...