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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson caught flak on social media on Sunday over his "curious" post about athletes thanking God ...

Recently someone shared with me a brochure published by a religious organization predicting the world would end on Oct. 7, 2015. Needless to say this prediction failed like many other attempts to ...

Alcoholism has its claws wrapped tightly around the souls of the small town I grew up in, here in the Amazon region of South ...

Super Bowl LIX players share their Christian faith, highlighting how belief in Jesus continues to shape the NFL’s biggest ...

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” says Jeremiah in this Sunday's readings. Msgr. Joseph Prior compares the prophet's plea with the Beatitudes of Jesus, which encourage his disciples to place ...

Jesus drew a picture of himself and he sent it to the world so we would know what he looked like,” says Jonah, 7.

On Sunday, many of the Christian faithful celebrated the Festival of the Presentation of Our Lord, which marks the end of the ...

When Jesus responded he said, “When you pray.” Jesus expects us to pray and throughout our lives we are taught prayers to use at certain times. As children we are often taught bedtime and mealtime ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is adding 15 new hymns to its global collection, “Hymns—For Home and Church.” ...