Officials cite the need for a ‘common literary canon’ for mandating lessons such as the parable of the Prodigal Son.

I know what this makes me sound like when I say it … but let me say it anyway; and then explain why I feel this way. I cringe ...

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring ...

Catholics in Kenya marked the Sunday of the Word of God 2026 on January 25 with renewed pastoral energy, as nine Parishes of ...

A former Harvard professor links modern cosmology with scripture, suggesting heaven may exist beyond the universe’s Cosmic ...

Composer Arjun Janya’s directorial debut was inspired by the Garuda Purana and the 45 days following a person’s death. The ...

Why not IVF -- in vitro fertilization? It's a question asked not only by those outside the Church, but sometimes by faithful ...

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For people of faith, reflection often takes the form of fasting, whether undertaken individually or as a community.

Staff writer Kate Williams is a part of the Honors Cohort that attended “The Screwtape Letters.” Playwright Max McLean ...

Rabbi Avrohom Aharon Lipszyc, Shliach of North Miami, FL, has released this year's Basi Legani in English, in a most ...

We thank God Almighty for Sister MacKenzie Scott, and may God continue to bless her on her pathway of giving. Praise be ...