Worship & Religion

Why those ‘He Gets Us’ ads continue to trigger arguments

Saturday, February 22, 2025

There is nothing unusual about a photograph of two men embracing at a pride march, surrounded by rainbow flags, banners and New Orleans-style beads.

Voices like Abanoub’s keep the U.S. from forgetting the martyrs

Saturday, February 15, 2025

WASHINGTON – “You shouldn’t have to leave your faith at the door of your people’s government, and under President Trump’s leadership, you won’t have to.” That was the money quote as Vice President JD Vance spoke to the fifth annual International Religious Freedom Summit.

Evolving sideline sermons during a tense time in America

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Moments after the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, quarterback Jalen Hurts offered a familiar word of testimony: “God is good. He is greater than all of the highs and lows.

Saints, martyrs both keep us humble and help us grow in courage

Saturday, February 8, 2025

New York may not be your idea of a hotbed for holiness.

Chaplains: Helping people journey from ‘why?’ to ‘when’?

Saturday, February 8, 2025

The chaplain’s prayer is posted near the chapel of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, Texas, a space shared by patients, their families, visitors, doctors and the whole staff.

Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison

Saturday, December 28, 2024

(AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome's main prison Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church's once every quarter-century celebration that is expected to bring about 32 million pilgrims to Rome.

Eight angels uncovered at Boston church made famous by Paul Revere

Saturday, December 28, 2024

BOSTON (AP) — Straddling the scaffolding high up in a historic Boston church, murals conservator Gianfranco Pocobene is working to uncover eight angels that were hidden under layers of paint for more than a century.

Notre Dame's resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding

Saturday, December 7, 2024

(AP) — The day after the inferno struck Notre Dame on April 15, 2019, Philippe Villeneuve walked despondently into the remains of his cathedral. Smoke choked the spring air, the spire lay in rubble, and charred beams littered the nave.

Children and the mysteries of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Saturday, December 7, 2024

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico, and it should have deteriorated after 15-30 years.

Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama's enlightenment

Saturday, November 30, 2024

(AP) – Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.