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Richard Wilke, a bishop of The United Methodist Church who along with his wife helped to develop the popular Disciple Bible ...

In the still 5 a.m. darkness, street lights flicker as cars circle to find parking. Friends and families embrace at the base ...

President William Ruto (right) shakes hands with ODM party leader Raila Odinga during the signing of a Memorandum of ...

Thousands across metro Atlanta gathered atop Stone Mountain to catch the first light of Easter Sunday morning.

After years of more and more Americans claiming atheism, agnosticism or “nothing in particular” in religiosity, there are ...

The custom glove of Yankees' bullpen ace Luke Weaver for Sunday's Easter game reveals a message about his faith and beliefs.

But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the Bible as ...

One of the great hymns of Easter is the anthem by Richard Hillert entitled the Festival Canticle but better known as “This is the feast of victory of our God. Alleluia!” The words of that hymn ...

Luke Weaver will take the mound for the New York Yankees on Easter Sunday, sporting a glove with more than just style, but on ...

They stopped at nine locations in the devastated neighborhood, reading Bible verses at each stop to represent a different ...

will be at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Sunday ... during services. Bible passages have been painted on the walls, and new ...