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Elder Ulisses Soares is still learning American idioms, he jokes in a short snippet from his devotional this week at a Latter ...

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

Muslims hold the Quran to be the unmediated and perfect Word of God. As such, the scripture lays out both Islam’s belief ...

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

Scripture depicts the serpent as evil and deceptive, from tempting Adam and Eve to disobey God in Genesis to representing the ...

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake which begins on January 29. The animal is a symbol that has ...

For the Founding Fathers, the pursuit of happiness meant the pursuit of long-term virtue, National Constitution Center ...

Within hours of taking office, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders that together signal a nation determined to ...

Professor Mary Healy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Michigan discusses her appointment to the Dicastery for Divine Worship ...

Some fear we’ll be buried in brimstone; others expect to be extinguished by A.I. But is there comfort to be found in our ...

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