Events that happened this week in Christian history include the first performance of Amazing Grace, Robert Boyle s conversion ...

Inspiration came instead from two powerful forces: one was her own status as a newly-50 empty nester, when she decided it was time to try to write fiction.

The violent oppression of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continues, and looking away will not change that.

Mr. Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, celebrated the city’s diversity and pledged to govern ...

A reader says the squabble between Lakeland Regional and United Healthcare is hurting patients. Also letters on vaccines, ...

Tucked within the hilltop campus of the University of Coimbra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Biblioteca Joanina is a ...

One of the earliest mentions of New Year’s resolutions appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813. But the practice itself can be ...

The Mint Museum is inviting families to celebrate Epiphany, also known as Día de los Reyes Magos, with a community event this ...

Once Christianity was established, the first recorded Christmas that celebrated the birth of Jesus is often cited to occur in ...

From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into ...

Find today’s readings here. It would be nice if all of life were like Balaam’s experience in today’s first reading, when “the spirit of God came upon him, and he gave voice to his oracle.” The spirit ...

ZURICH — Anyone who has tried to lead a congregation through a Scripture memorization program knows the pattern: enthusiastic ...