On July 16, 1054, the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

If we imagine ourselves as satisfying a God who will “give us” things only if we do the “right things,” then our relationship with God becomes less a friendship and more a chore.

Josep Lluís Iriberri helps celebrate Mass at a mountaintop basilica, swaps his priest’s robe for a hiking backpack and ...

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Mayor Richard E. Tomko attributed the borough’s longevity to the character of its residents Friday evening at a 175th anniversary celebration. “We have had a unique blend of people that emigrated ...

One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His ...

Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s latest documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics, explores the impact of evangelical Christianity on Brazil’s political landscape. Once a small minority, evangelicals ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

On the whole, Catholics in 1925 had little problem with the teaching of evolution. Most likely due to the teaching of Pope ...