Due to inclement weather, Pope John Paul II's general audience on May 8 took place in the Paul VI Audience Hall instead of St. Peter's Square. Over 10,000 pilgrims were present. The Holy Father ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and two dozen members of Congress assembled at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., last week for the second-annual National Gathering for Prayer and ...

Does Psalm 91 contain a remedy for COVID-19? The Jewish response to the coronavirus pandemic was largely traditional: fasting and repentance, prayer and Psalms, especially Psalm 91 (Yoshev B’Seter).

I have been reading a chapter of the Psalms each morning — part of my daily quiet time routine I have found to be absolutely crucial to having a “good day” of sensing a life lived in the light of ...

If they don’t “apologize” in the modern sense, it’s only because Scripture has a richer vocabulary of repentance. We need a theology of apology. Apologizing sounds straightforward, at least in theory.

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Christian fasting has a spiritual foundation. Biblical examples of fasting appear in both the Old and New Testaments. Fasting should always have intention. Having a clear purpose keeps the fast ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Folks celebrated Ash Wednesday March 5, a holy day of prayer and repentance for Christians. Marking ...