The attempt to project contemporary politics or our own aspirations onto such a sacred figure is always problematic.

having for their end to prepare the faithful for the great feast of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Greek Church still continues to observe the fast of Advent, though with much less rigor than that ...

Young Americans’ confidence in the apparatus of government has dropped dramatically to one of the lowest levels in any ...

On a recent snowy morning, I was outside with Millie, my companion dog. I didn’t want to be outside in the cold, and Millie was in a hurry. Ninety pounds of energy is hard to control when there is ice ...

The Archdiocese of Denver launched the public portion of its nine-year novena that will usher in the extraordinary Jubilee Year 2033. The year will mark exactly 2,000 years from when Christians ...

Chris Pratt told "Fox & Friends" that he made "a deal" with God after his son Jack was born seven weeks early and had to ...

With Pope Francis watching from the hospital, the preacher of the papal household told top members of the Roman Curia that ...

The Bible teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please God ( Hebrews 11:6 ). Far from being an abstract idea, faith is the very window through which God’s grace is made available.

A family with longtime ties to the Canandaigua area has been working hard to raise awareness about a statue that holds a ...

Pastor John Michel, who for 54 years hosted the program “I Believe in Miracles” on KEYC-TV with his wife, Marilyn, has died, ...

The Yorùbá people’s history and values are deeply embedded in Ifá corpus, encoded in bi­nary form for processing. They are also preserved in folk songs like hunters’ songs (Ìjálá- Odo), praise poetry ...

O God, as light comes from this candle, may the blessing of Jesus Christ come to us, warming our hearts and brightening our way. May Christ our Savior bring life into the darkness of this world ...