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Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In India, we find two types of weddings: the lavish and the simple. Lavish weddings ...

Over the last year, more than a million pilgrims paid homage to Acutis, according to Rev. Domenico Sorrentino.

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Ever find yourself scrolling through social media and stumbling on a captivating travel post, thinking, “Wow, they ...