Author: Lauren Fokas

In his capacity as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis exercised his right to declare the year of 2025 a Holy Year for Catholics.  Pope Francis also explained that the theme of the Holy Year will be “hope” and that he encourages people and nations, Catholic and non, all around the world to forgive debts, take better care of the environment and look toward the future with hope in their hearts.  The Holy Year Announcement Source: Britannica On May 9, 2024, Pope Francis spoke at the Feast of Ascension and made the important announcement that 2025 will…

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Over the course of human history, people have always looked for something to explain the world we live in and why we are here. From this deep desire to connect to that which is bigger than ourselves and answer our many questions, religion was born. Today, there is a wide variety of religions, from Christianity to Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Shinto and many subsects in between. It may seem as though these belief systems are wildly different. However, there are actually eleven things that every one of these religions has in common. Communication With a Higher Power Source: Freepik While…

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