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There is a force even greater than masked men with guns, and that is neighbors remembering we belong to one another.

God promised through Isaiah that He would deliver His people from their darkness. He would send a child, and that child would ...

COMMENTARY: Christ calls his followers not simply to do good but to preserve and illuminate as ‘salt and light’ — a mission ...

Discover the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, believed to cleanse devotees of past negative karma. Rooted in the Ramayana ...

Thank God, Allah has long had a diet that is good for humans both physically and spiritually. That diet is found in the Torah and in the Qur’an. Over many centuries the various legal schools have ...

As millions of devotees gather at Sabarimala, various technological advancements need to be made to enhance safety, ...

Within the first four episodes of their final season, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have already turned ...

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez looked out from a sanctuary built on the floor of Lucas Oil Stadium on the 16,000 youths from across the country who came to Indianapolis for the National ...

Twelve Reasons From The Teachings Of The Church For Wanting To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament "The Church and the world have a great need of eucharistic adoration." (Pope John Paul ...

IZNIK, Turkey (CNS) – Although the ancient city of Nicaea lies in ruins and the geographic center of Christianity has shifted ...

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian ...