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During his homily, Francis emphasized five key aspects of Christ’s mission that characterize the Gospel message.

Till's cousin will share what he remembers about the night his cousin was kidnapped, tortured and lynched in 1955 ...

The first Brazilian Latter-day Saint apostle, Elder Ulisses Soares, recently compared learning English to learning to receive ...

While many traditional denominations are struggling to maintain their numbers, the Pentecostal and charismatic churches in ...

God's master plan for man and woman is life for 70 or 80 years in a largely evil world filled with strong temptations of position, power, money and sex all ...

As a Christian, my most solemn duty in loving my God is to love my neighbor. Nowhere in the gospel am I called to denigrate ...

The Almighty is always faithful, He never fails, and if we take a closer look throughout our past, we notice that He has been ...

Our flesh wants a cozy relationship with God, but the closer we are to Him, the more sacrifice and suffering we will endure.

Indeed, stories found only in St. Luke repeatedly suggest that it is outsiders who find Christ, those cast out from the crowd ...

Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32.

Jesus went on to say that his disciples would live productive lives if they continued to “abide” in him. Just as the branch ...