‘There are always risks in peace. But there’s a bigger risk in war,’ said one pastor calling Ukraine to embrace the truce.
In the West, the Epiphany is about the Magi. In the East, it is about the baptism of the Lord. But it is also about the second coming of Christ.
Benedict XVI’s funeral Mass will be a first even in the centuries-old history of the Catholic Church.
An instructor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, showed a 14th-century painting of Muhammad. A Muslim student objected. The instructor was let go.
"The game made me examine my own culpability in treating players like disposable commodities," writes hospital chaplain Sean Samuel O'Neil.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent from Arizona, remains the only member of the new Congress who uses the description of religiously unaffiliated.
Rod Snyder and Alex Orton are among thousands of LGBTQ Christians fighting for the acceptance they were denied by their families, churches and schools.
Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, paved the way into the new millennium, but struggled to reconcile his traditional Catholic views with a world that he considered to be ‘under the dictatorship of relativism.’
The pope, known for his efforts to reconcile faith and reason, urged Catholics to hold on to their faith.
The details in Matthew's story about the wise men are slim, and so it raises more questions than it answers. Where were the wise men actually from? Why were they interested in Jesus? And, above all, who were they?
YouVersion reported that users' engagement with the Bible rose by 55% this year in Ukraine, which neighboring Russia invaded in February.
Charities do what they can to help the impoverished nation, but international action is needed to bring order and restore infrastructure, experts on the ground say.
Faith leaders have questioned the omission, which lawmakers have signaled is founded in caution against tarring 'every American who believes God has blessed America' as a white supremacist.
While yearlong plans taking readers from Genesis to Revelation have been around for years, podcasts have more recently become a popular way for listeners to keep up with or better understand a daily Bible reading plan.
The gospel compels us to do so. If that’s unpopular with certain members of Congress, so be it,’ said Anthony Granado with Catholic Charities USA.
Some of the most popular homeschool curriculum textbooks teach that the first Europeans to arrive in Virginia and Massachusetts made a covenant with God to Christianize the land.
I feel the anxiety. I feel the fear. I’ll still show up.
A sign on Cardona’s desk reads “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.”
Last week, America's Congress passed the historic Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA) Act, an act that will authorize sanctions against senior officials in Myanmar’s military and state-owned commercial enterprises, support democracy efforts and provide humanitarian relief.
The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
The modern pop culture Santa evolved from stories about Bishop Nicholas of Myra, who lived in what is now Turkey and was revered for centuries because of his selfless generosity, good deeds and love of others, especially children.
Conservatives, reading Vatican II's documents like biblical fundamentalists, miss what it meant to participants.
Now, more than ever, people are becoming comfortable sharing their grief and longing during the holidays.
Great truths about Hanukkah. One for each night. (As for the 'right' way to spell it, you're on your own.)
The Rev. William Barber said the center's goal is to 'prepare a new generation' to create 'a just society both in the academy and in the streets.'
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