In January 1833, an author known only as O’G published their musings on the Irish funeral cry, or caoine, in […]
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In January 1833, an author known only as O’G published their musings on the Irish funeral cry, or caoine, in […]
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In 2016, a statue of Jamaican-born nurse and businesswoman Mary Seacole was erected outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Seacole’s […]
When the global death toll of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic surpassed one million in late September, the United States and […]
Antonio asks, “Do you believe that God will burn all of the sinners forever and ever when they die?” “Si,” […]
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