Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission is considered one of the most basic goals for curtailing the AIDS epidemic, and Nigeria is struggling mightily. In our series The End of AIDS, William Brangham and Jason Kane examine why this...

The first encyclopedia contained 70,000 entries and over 20,000,000 words. It was broken into 35 volumes written over the course of 3 decades. It was also banned by Louis XV and Pope Clement XIII. But why was this encyclopedia so...

Hank brings us the tale of the bizarre and eccentric genius with the crazy eyes who spent his life increasing awesome wherever he went, and contributed in some way to pretty much every cool invention you can think of. Nikola Tesla spoke...

History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and...

Nikola Tesla was an inventor who helped create the electricity system we still use today. He had big ideas about how energy could travel through wires—and even through the air! Tesla loved experimenting and dreaming about the future....

Pope Francis -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936 and is the eldest of five children.

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Reconciliation, or penance, is one of Catholicism's seven sacraments, and followers are expected to go to confession at least once a year. Rest assured that the priest, bound by the seal of confession, will not divulge your sins.

** Remember on this Easter Sunday, your clergy leader has a life when they are not in their pulpit. Get to know them! **



You may know a lot about your faith, but did you ever take the time to get to...

Discover the history of Valentine’s Day and how it became a global celebration of love. Its origins trace back to ancient Rome with the festival of Lupercalia, a pagan event marking fertility. The story also involves Saint Valentine, a...

What are ziggurats, and why did ancient people build them? In this video, we explore these giant, step-shaped temples found in ancient Mesopotamia. Learn how ziggurats were made from mud bricks and stacked in layers to reach toward the...

Learn about one of the geniuses of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla.

Learn about the Mexican priest and revolutionary, who on the "Grito de Delores" ("Cry of Delores") helped free Mexico from Spanish rule.

Step into the extraordinary life and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a beacon of hope, compassion, and reconciliation. From his pivotal role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa to his unwavering dedication to promoting...

The popular Lebanese band, Mashou' Leila has faced harsh criticism and threats of violence because the lead singer of the band, Hamed Sinno, is openly queer. In this video, Sinno and Haig Papazian discuss some of the threats they have...

This video delivers a performance of Biondello's lines 88-100 from Act 4, Scene 4 of "The Taming of the Shrew." In this passage, Biondello humorously describes the urgency and deceptive practices surrounding the arrangements for a...

This video dissects a complex scene from Act 4, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," focusing on the elaborate deception involving multiple characters impersonating others. Viewers will gain insights into the dramatic...

This passage explains the significance of the sacrament of confession within Catholicism, where sins are confessed and absolved by a priest, emphasizing the importance of last rites before death to ensure one's sins are forgiven and the...