Histories of the era recount that James and Jude, the brothers of Jesus, wrote the New Testament letters named after them.

One French philosopher was having trouble getting a religion started so a friend of his suggested that he die and rise from the dead. That is impossible! No man can ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Easter, an important Christian holiday, is on April 20, 2025. Christians believe Easter is the day Jesus Christ, the Messiah, ...

The Cross of Christ symbolizes forgiveness, exemplified by Jesus's pardon of those who crucified him. This act mirrors his ...

Pope Francis met for nearly a half-hour with some 70 inmates at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood.

The tomb was empty. In the early morning darkness of that first Easter, there was only confusion for Mary Magdalene and the other disciples. But as the daylight spread, they saw the dawning of a new c ...

Christians describe the day an innocent man was violently executed as “Good.” Unless you know the whole story, it doesn’t make much sense. This is Holy Week on the Christian calendar. It began with ...

COMMENTARY: April 19 marks the 20th anniversary of the election as pope of one of the most consequential ecclesial figures of ...

Celebrated as one Great Sunday of 50 days, Easter continues through Pentecost Sunday. Even the names of the Sundays of this season indicate this. The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost are called Su ...

The spring rally of the Bemidji-Park Rapids Zone of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League is scheduled for Thursday, April ...

A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing "as best I can" as he visited inmates at Rome's central jail ...