Baba Vanga headlines keep coming back for the same reason cliffhangers work, people want the next chapter. A year gets attached to a warning, someone claims a prediction has started “already,” and suddenly the future stops being abstract. Even if you do not buy any of it, you still understand the pull. A prophecy story...

Around the Christmas period, most families are preparing for the festivities by hanging decorations, planning dinner parties, and thinking about Christmas presents. However, for Orthodox Christians and Catholics, Christmas brings a centuries-old tradition that offers families something deeper than presents and decorations. For observing Orthodox Christians, it is a pillar of importance to have their...

Michel de Nostredame, more famously known as Nostradamus, is a 16th-century astrologer widely recognised for his prophecies. Nostradamus’s work has fascinated the world for nearly 500 years. He is said to have predicted major world-changing events such as 9/11 and the death of Princess Diana. His predictions, which were 942 in total, were published in...

Born on 25 November 1941, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi was a controversial figure in modern spirituality and eschatology. He became a popular Sufi preacher in Pakistan during the late 1970’s and founded the spiritual movement known as RAGS International in the 1980s. He also established the spiritual organization Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam, but this was reported to...

What is a common phrase bestowed upon tombstones, in condolence messages, and amongst social media posts following the death of a loved one or a famous celebrity? The abbreviation “RIP” as “Rest In Peace” has become so ingrained in our vocabulary that many people accept it as its common meaning. However, according to teacher Laurie...

In October 2025, archaeologists working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem found a pottery fragment that had been buried for nearly 3,000 years. It measured just one inch, small enough to fit on a thumbnail, and bore an Assyrian inscription. The message was surprisingly ordinary. Someone had been late paying their taxes. This ordinary complaint...

When Pittsburgh resident AJ Owen placed some bins of food in his front yard, he didn’t expect much. It was just a small act of kindness that came from his heart. But that simple setup, which he later called his front-yard food pantry, became something far bigger than he ever imagined. It turned into a...

We live in an era of much misinformation and conspiracy theories. We are also required to have potentially chellenging conversations in the workplace. However, it can often be very difficult to have productive conversations with certain individuals, especially when it comes to divisive topics. People generally tend to get defensive or close off to anything...

Most people grow up thinking of death as the absolute end. The body stops working, the brain shuts down, and consciousness disappears forever. To us, it feels like a full stop, the closing of a book we cannot reopen. But not all scientists and philosophers see it this way. Some argue that death may not...

When 17-year-old senior Sophia Shumaker at Rampart High School in Colorado Springs asked to decorate her paid parking space, she only wanted to express her faith. She painted a shepherd, a staff, and sheep with a verse from 1 Corinthians 13:4, which says love is patient and kind. But school officials said no, claiming her...

Edgar Cayce was one of America’s most celebrated psychics in history. Born on March 18, 1877, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Cayce lived a humble life before gaining fame. He died on January 3, 1945, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at age 67. Cayce worked as a Sunday school teacher and photographer with little formal education beyond 8th...

After years of rumors and shifting timelines, Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Resurrection of the Christ, is finally rolling cameras. The long-planned follow-up to 2004’s The Passion of the Christ began shooting in Rome, has an entirely new principal cast, and now has firm release plans. That’s right, a new actor plays Jesus in Mel...