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Millions of people read the New Testament printed with the words of Jesus in red Most people don t realize that this is a ...

On Jan. 26, the Catholic Church commemorates the Sunday of the Word of God, established by Pope Francis in 2019.

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has marked a significant achievement with its Second International Special Lecture on ...

16 So, because you are lukewarm-neither hot nor cold-I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

A bizarre encounter in a North Texas neighborhood has left residents on edge after a man wearing a satanic mask and holding a ...

11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

Paul writes to Timothy that “All Scripture is inspired by God” (II Timothy 3:16-17). Scripture first of all and above all is ...

Yet great truths are revealed when we dialogue with Scripture. It truly is a presence of God in our midst. It is, as the 16th-century reformers insisted, the norma normans non normata, “the norm that ...

It is the final verse of the scene that leads to the section on the woman clothed with the sun. Verse 19 above is the revelation of God through the ark of the covenant. This symbol is carried over ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.