In early days and in many cultures today, bells have been associated with magic and superstition. Their ringing functioned as a protective means of driving away the evil forces. As far back as 1300 BC ...

After being re-elected, Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson falsely attributed a prayer he recited to Thomas Jefferson, even incorrectly claiming that the lower house of Congress recited the prayer ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins asked pastors and churches to unite in prayer ...

Following his reelection as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson recited a prayer he implied was written by Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson didn’t write it.

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the ...

On that mid-October day last year, the Episcopal Church in Wyoming returned close to 200 cultural items to the Northern Arapaho Tribe. For over 80 years, the church was the steward of the collection, ...

W hen we contemplate a new year starting, it's common to begin thinking about the resolutions we have for ourselves and what ...

[The Lord has anointed me] to comfort all who mourn . . . to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes. - Isaiah 61:2-3 (NIV) Just as God has done with me, I’ll give someone a second chance.

People pray during a Mass of the Nativity of the Lord celebrated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, ...

The nativity in the flesh of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ ... As people enter, they cross themselves, say a prayer and light a candle, illuminating the sacred space with a flickering ...

The final week of the year can often be a time of reflection as we look back over the last 12 months and ponder what the Lord may have planned for us in the New Year.