Over 16,000 pilgrims from 20 countries gathered in St. Peter's Square on October 15—the eve of the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's pontificate—for the Holy Father's weekly general audience.

From Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz, actress, producer, "Mother Teresa and Me," Zurich, Switzerland: In a world filled with crises and conflicts, many people are losing their belief that they can ...

(RNS) — I was recently invited to join an online webinar titled “AI & the Future of Episcopal Ministry: Living Case Studies in Sacred Innovation,” hosted by the Episcopal Parish Network. The series ...

The pursuit of the spiritual life is not for the fainthearted. After some initial consolations and encouragement, the way of the Spirit calls forth a certain level of discipline and mentoring. The ...

Imagine meeting God on the other side of eternity and discovering that he had untold blessings to give you and a myriad of places to take you to but you had closed the door on all of it? Who would do ...

COSTA MESA – Church United pastor Jim Domen bowed his head Wednesday morning and called upon the “heavenly father” to give Orange County educators the wisdom to do what’s best for the county’s ...

Eleanor Turnbull, a veteran missionary to Haiti, collected and translated the prayers of the Christians who lived in the mountains of Haiti. These profound and child-like prayers are recorded in the ...

In the Durham County Courthouse, a courtroom is a place for trials, arguments and rulings. It’s where attorneys lose cases and defendants receive jail time, a place where people debate, cry and curse.

In Holding On to Hope, Nancy Guthrie writes: We had Hope for 199 days. We loved her. We enjoyed her richly and shared her with everyone we could. We held her during seizures. Then we let her go. The ...