It’s from an Indo-European root word “spek,” meaning “to observe.” Another early term was “presbyter” or elder of the church.

Father Marcelo Pérez, an Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist, was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico's ...

In 386 Bishop Flavian ordained John presbyter of the Church of Antioch. Upon his elevation to the priesthood his career as a public preacher began, and his exceptional oratorical gifts were made ...

“This is the ebb and flow of the life of the church, as much as we do love our old and historic buildings,” said the Rev. Sue Westfall, general presbyter for the Presbytery of Sheppards and ...

When Nihon Hidankyo’s award was announced on Oct. 11, I recalled the visit of Pope Francis to Japan five years ago in November 2019.

Some people prefer the term “omnisexual” to “pansexual.” Some people feel that the term pansexuality implies that their attraction to people has nothing to do with gender. People who ...

Penn Medicine says one nurse is hospitalized in critical condition. Two others received treatment for their injuries.

The man police say struck four people, including three nurses, at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in a hit-and-run on Saturday, turned himself into police Wednesday. Jaadir Goodwyn, accompanied by ...

Athena Institute of Health Sciences as we commemorated the inaugural of the new Girls hostel of Athena College of Nursing on ...

In a case of alleged road rage, some cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnnetra Kazhagam, who were part of a convoy of former AIADMK Ministers S.P. Velumani and Kadambur C. Raju, assaulted a CSI ...

Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...

There are plenty of options for buying and selling products online, so any platform needs to find a way to differentiate itself. Whatnot takes another angle, harnessing the success of the popular ...