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Christiane Amanpour Biography

Christiane AmanpourTV news correspondentBorn: 1958Birthplace: London After earning a BA in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, Amanpour worked as an electronic graphics designer…

Christian Slater Biography

Christian Slater (Christopher Hawkins)actorBorn: 8/18/1969Birthplace: New York City Slater made his first appearances as a child actor on the soap opera One Life to Live and on Broadway. His…

Christian Bale Biography

Christian Bale actorBorn: 1/30/1974Birthplace: Pembrokeshire, Wales After working with Rowan Atkinson in London's West End, he turned in a critically acclaimed performance in Steven Spielberg'…

Mass, in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Mass, religious service of the Roman Catholic Church, which has as its central act the performance of the sacrament of the Eucharist. It is based on the ancient Latin liturgy of the…

Ascension, in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1–11. The annual commemoration of this…

canon, in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) canon, in Christianity, in the Roman Catholic Church, decrees of church councils are usually called canons; since the Council of Trent the expression has been especially reserved to…

saint, in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) saint [O.Fr., from Latin sanctus=holy], in Christianity, a person who is recognized as worthy of veneration. Accounts of saints' lives have been favorite reading material for many,…

Christina Rossetti: Christian and Jew

Christian and JewA Dialogue'Oh happy happy land! Angels like rushes stand About the wells of light.'— 'Alas, I have not eyes for this fair sight: Hold fast my hand.'—'As in a soft wind,…

Mob murder in a Christian nation

by Ida B. Wells The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline…