The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! On my university campus, meeting someone new usually entails two questions: “Where are ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, died April 21 at age 88 .

As toddlers listening to today’s readings, I invite you to imagine God looking at you as one who sees all the potential you have, all that you will be. Imagine God calling you towards that future, ...

The Catholic Church no longer holds all Jews responsible for the death of Christ. Yet it does so by mentioning, with unconcealed regret, the Jewish rejection of Jesus as the Christ and Saviour.

I, as a Catholic man, and as a friend of John Stott at whose feet I sit in so many matters, naturally find myself ferreting away at the sort of questions that follow upon the above matters.

The Catholic News Service column, "Speak to Me Lord," offers reflections on the Sunday Scripture readings. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec) Scripture Reflection for April 28, 2024, 5th Sunday of Easter. ... Today, ...

Section: Worship & Faith 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 Rom 16:25-27 Lk 1:26-38 Do you hear it? If there is one message the world needs right now, in a moment of high anxiety and ...

Vatican City, Nov 1, 2023 / 15:36 pm. Pope Francis has called for a “paradigm shift” in Catholic theology that takes widespread engagement with contemporary science, culture, and people’s ...