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After the initial ecstasy of freedom, released Israeli hostages face a long road to recovery
Read full article: After the initial ecstasy of freedom, released Israeli hostages face a long road to recoveryFifteen Israeli hostages were released from more than 15 months of captivity in Gaza over the past two weeks.
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Read full article: Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festivalA vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias.
Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is 'deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'
Read full article: Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is 'deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”.
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?
Read full article: Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza.
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
Read full article: Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, diesA traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Read full article: Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festivalGrieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede.
Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios
Read full article: Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop AnastasiosThousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime in 1990.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
Read full article: A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for MāoriA mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
Read full article: Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisonersHamas has released eight hostages from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed
Read full article: Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freedHamas-led militants freed eight more hostages from the Gaza Strip and another 110 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as part of a ceasefire that began earlier this month.
Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work
Read full article: Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded workTens of thousands of recently arrived refugees might lose support for basic necessities like food and rent after a new Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies.
Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday
Read full article: Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release ThursdayIsrael and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, along with five Thai nationals in the next hostage release on Thursday.
US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines
Read full article: US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the PhilippinesA United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up.
Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials say
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials sayPalestinian health authorities say an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank has killed at least 10 people.
Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake
Read full article: Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the SnakeFirecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated.
Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home alive
Read full article: Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home aliveFor more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Read full article: Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in IndiaPolice say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Read full article: Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second dayCrowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Read full article: At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitismAuschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.
Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern GazaIsrael is letting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to heavily destroyed northern Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire.
Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war
Read full article: Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of warHundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Read full article: Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fearsDespite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them.
Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight
Read full article: Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fightParaguayans’ mission to search for loved ones feels less visible and more challenging than others in Latin America.
Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
Read full article: Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peaceFive decades of war among leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords and the government in Colombia have left 450,000 people killed and more than 124,000 disappeared.
Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps
Read full article: Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helpsThe most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.
Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoing
Read full article: Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoingThe once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual abuse.
Middle East latest: Israel says it won't complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel says it won't complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by SundayIsrael’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved his
Read full article: Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved hisMonday’s ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is more than just the moment to remember some 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds
Read full article: Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holdsFour female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza have returned to Israel after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands and handed them over to the Red Cross.
Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in OklahomaThe Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.
What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon
Read full article: What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermonThe Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.
Netanyahu suggests Israel might not complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by a ceasefire deadline
Read full article: Netanyahu suggests Israel might not complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by a ceasefire deadlinePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation
Read full article: Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generationWhen a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to eastern Congo, he knew the risks of resisting corruption.
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Read full article: Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jailsDozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza.
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
Read full article: After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his missionA Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps.
Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission
Read full article: Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his missionA pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.
Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church camp
Read full article: Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church campNew York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp trip sponsored by their church.
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Read full article: Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resistNumerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations.
How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious
Read full article: How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precariousIsraeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon
Read full article: Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermonThe Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, says she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
Read full article: Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
Middle East latest: Israel says it killed a militant in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel says it killed a militant in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holdsThe Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces.
Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia
Read full article: Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in AustraliaAustralian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.
Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
Read full article: Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrantsPresident Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.
Middle East latest: Israel launches a major West Bank operation, days after Gaza ceasefire
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel launches a major West Bank operation, days after Gaza ceasefireIsrael has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, just days after a fragile ceasefire with Hamas took effect in Gaza.
Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza's 'ghost towns'
Read full article: Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza's 'ghost towns'Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Who is Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor who referenced King's 'dream' speech in inaugural prayer?
Read full article: Who is Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor who referenced King's 'dream' speech in inaugural prayer?President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy.
Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by Vatican
Read full article: Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by VaticanPope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.
Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has 'returned to life'
Read full article: Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has 'returned to life'One of the Israeli hostages freed on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire said Monday in her first comments since being released that she has “returned to life.”.
Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?
Read full article: Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?Israel’s far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia's Orthodox Christians
Read full article: Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia's Orthodox ChristiansThousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ceremonies due to unusually warm winter temperatures.
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire set to start 8:30 am Sunday after 15 months of war
Read full article: Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire set to start 8:30 am Sunday after 15 months of warQatar says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday.
Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest
Read full article: Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the restBehaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral, waiting for their turn to de doused with holy water.
British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in Poland
Read full article: British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in PolandBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited the site of the Nazi German extermination camp Auschwitz ahead of talks with Poland's leaders on security and tightening Britain's ties with the European Union.
In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fears
Read full article: In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fearsHundreds of Guatemalan faithful found the sounds and colors of their tropical homeland during the biggest-yet celebration of the Black Christ of Esquipulas in the heartland farming town of Worthington, Minnesota.
Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Read full article: Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostagesIsrael’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks.
Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements
Read full article: Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreementsMany colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza.
Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival
Read full article: Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festivalTens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth.
What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?
Read full article: What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Read full article: The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gatheringMillions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation.
Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans
Read full article: Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plansConservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state.
LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and congregants vow to persevere
Read full article: LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and congregants vow to persevereAmong the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen Protestant churches.
Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84
Read full article: Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died.
Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he's battling a cold
Read full article: Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he's battling a coldPope Francis has told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign policy speech and asked an aide to deliver it instead.
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Read full article: Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statueAt least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.
Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota
Read full article: Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in MinnesotaThree years ago, a Somali-American mom in Minneapolis founded a group for Muslim women who want to enjoy the great outdoors.
In his first 2025 catechism lesson, Pope says anyone who exploits or abuses a child answers to God
Read full article: In his first 2025 catechism lesson, Pope says anyone who exploits or abuses a child answers to GodPope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or exploits a child will have to answer to God.
Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastor
Read full article: Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastorDietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Germany executed by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39 for his role in a resistance movement.
What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrum
Read full article: What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrumShortly before he was hanged by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39, Dietrich Bonhoeffer reportedly told a fellow prisoner: “This is the end — for me the beginning of life.”.
Middle East latest: 3 Israelis fatally shot in West Bank attack on a bus
Read full article: Middle East latest: 3 Israelis fatally shot in West Bank attack on a busGunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others.
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117
Read full article: A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old following the recent death of a Japanese woman.
Syria's foreign minister visits Qatar as new authorities seek regional and global diplomatic ties
Read full article: Syria's foreign minister visits Qatar as new authorities seek regional and global diplomatic tiesSyria’s new foreign minister has met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday.
Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stageJimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago.
Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day message
Read full article: Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day messagePope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Read full article: Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rightsFormer President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to CongressSarah McBride made history in Delaware, as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.
Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
Read full article: Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of graceU.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress on Jan. 3.
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
Read full article: The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plungesFrom Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.
Why this Mexican American woman played a vital role in the US sacramental peyote trade
Read full article: Why this Mexican American woman played a vital role in the US sacramental peyote tradeAmada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman who lived in the tiny border town of Mirando City in South Texas, played an important role in the history of the peyote trade.
Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
Read full article: Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and developmentPeyote, a cactus that contains mescaline, a hallucinogen, grows naturally in South Texas and northern Mexico.
Pope calls for nations to overcome divisions in Christmas address as communities celebrate worldwide
Read full article: Pope calls for nations to overcome divisions in Christmas address as communities celebrate worldwidePope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Holy Land to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.