Artifacts from Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's life are being donated to the National Shrine in Emmitsburg next week.
It was a hot day in the summer of 1505. Martin Luther, a German law student, was walking down the road when the sky suddenly became overcast and unleashed a violent thunderstorm. A bolt of lightning knocked Luther to the ground.
PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several rivers. There, they bathe on certain days considered to be auspicious in the belief that they will…
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia.
As a group of adults and young people turned one corner in their invisible path, sunlight hit their backs and cast long shadows on the salt-covered blacktop.
Recently, the inauguration of a new U.S president occupied our attention. But there’s a more pertinent inauguration needed during days of national upheaval: a fresh elevation of Jesus as Lord.
ROME — The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired.
It was a hot day in the summer of 1505. Martin Luther, a German law student, was walking down the road when the sky suddenly became overcast a…
PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees tak…
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia.
As a group of adults and young people turned one corner in their invisible path, sunlight hit their backs and cast long shadows on the salt-co…
Recently, the inauguration of a new U.S president occupied our attention. But there’s a more pertinent inauguration needed during days of nati…
ROME — The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot witho…
NEW YORK — Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominant…
Considering the strain and changes that have come in the last year, the significance of Ash Wednesday and the six weeks leading up to Easter h…
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — If you’re Christian in Bluefield — and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Appalachian Mountains — you hav…
February is a wintry month and a festive month, where many people celebrate love, kindness, friendship and joy. The greatest love in our unive…
NEW YORK — Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States dropped 6.4 percent from the previous academic year amid the pandemic and…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis this week offered encouragement to musicians who have been silenced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, acknowle…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling this week in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder…
NEW YORK — Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominant…
Considering the strain and changes that have come in the last year, the significance of Ash Wednesday and the six weeks leading up to Easter h…
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — If you’re Christian in Bluefield — and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Appalachian Mountains — you hav…
February is a wintry month and a festive month, where many people celebrate love, kindness, friendship and joy. The greatest love in our unive…
NEW YORK — Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States dropped 6.4 percent from the previous academic year amid the pandemic and…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis this week offered encouragement to musicians who have been silenced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, acknowle…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling this week in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder…
In a video just days before his death, Pastor Gary Hicks can be seen singing and clapping along with congregation members outside his door.
In a video just days before his death, Pastor Gary Hicks can be seen singing and clapping along with congregation members outside his door.
Part of the sacred heritage of growing up in a church with no instrumental music is the memory of many wonderful hymns like:
TIBERIAS, Israel — Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to date to the earliest decade…
A historic Episcopal church in Baltimore has committed to setting aside $100,000 to reparations, an initiative that will contribute to local r…
When we think about “idol worship,” we often imagine a scene including something like ancient Egyptians bowing down before an animal-headed image.
ROME (AP) — Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ th…
ROME — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of pre…
Representatives of the religious faiths recognized in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people …
In the wake of a massive explosion that devastated Beirut, 93-year-old Yolande Labaki sought a way to help bring healing to the Lebanese capital.
Sunday’s virtual service at Frederick Presbyterian Church will feature a new face.
TIBERIAS, Israel — Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to date to the earliest decade…
A historic Episcopal church in Baltimore has committed to setting aside $100,000 to reparations, an initiative that will contribute to local r…
When we think about “idol worship,” we often imagine a scene including something like ancient Egyptians bowing down before an animal-headed image.
ROME (AP) — Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ th…
ROME — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of pre…
Representatives of the religious faiths recognized in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people …
In the wake of a massive explosion that devastated Beirut, 93-year-old Yolande Labaki sought a way to help bring healing to the Lebanese capital.
Sunday’s virtual service at Frederick Presbyterian Church will feature a new face.
“Come now, you that say, today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas you…
ROME — Pope Francis changed church law this week to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sac…
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