We learn from John’s Gospel that Jesus himself attended this festival some two centuries later, and it was in the Temple ...

Experience a busy intersection in one of China’s rapidly developing cities. With clean roads, green surroundings, and a mix ...

Among the many distinctions between Christianity and every other religion, one that stands out in particular is that God is not a far-off, uninvolved, detached deity. From the first book of the Bible ...

WORD ALIVEGaudete, which means “rejoice,” “be joyful,” is the message of this 3rd Sunday of Advent. That’s why the liturgical color is pink.* * ...

(RNS) — Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the ...

The bar crawl and charity fund-raiser has been eliciting strong reactions in the city for more than 25 years. Readers shared theirs.

As part of its 2025 Annual Thanksgiving Service, the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) on Thursday, December 11, embarked on a ...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox draws on teachings from his Mormon faith to ‘disagree better.’ Studies show his approach could change ...

It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars—usually with 25 compartments that reveal a treat, image or scripture, used ...

At the conclusion of the conference, Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place at 4 p.m. local time in St. Peter ...

The next conservative civil war is here — and it’s being led by America's youngest voters.

The Second Vatican Council, which after three years of dialogue and document drafting closed on Dec. 8, 1965, changed the face of the church, and opened it to the modern world. The counc ...