Why are we here? What is the point of Holy Week? It is all about love — God’s love for us and His desire to be in a loving ...

After weeks of concern and reports of financial trouble, Justin Bieber stirs emotions with a powerful message about God’s ...

Love is God’s only commandment. Love is God’s only dream for us. Love is God’s only self-description. In spite of the lengthy ...

For many Catholics older than me, Francis represented a cultural shift from previous pontificates. As a Gen-Z Catholic, ...

OUR Holy Week retreat for readers, which pondered Maundy Thursday on April 10 and Good Friday on April 13, ends April 17 with reflections on Holy Saturday with what is for most of us the hardest ...

It is right that we focus on the sufferings of Christ at least once in the calendar year, and it bids us ask the question, “Why?” From the beginning of humanity’s awareness of the existence ...

In this season of sacred holidays for Judaism (Passover), Christianity (Easter), Islam (Ramadan) and Hinduism (Holi) it seems to me like a good time to face the ... Send ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS to ...

Pope Francis, I believe, tried to offer that same warmth. He never completely dismissed tradition, but he leaned toward ...

The pope's plea for mercy for the vulnerable, whether LGBTQ people or migrants, is both remarkable — and basic Christianity.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Each year Pope Francis shared monthly prayer themes. His prayer for April 2025 was particularly pointed for the modern world: ...

Pope Francis’s death, for me, is more than political. It is a question of whether anything can really change and stay changed.