Gabriel foretells two miraculous births: the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah's post-menopausal wife and the virginal conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary. Next the Lucan gospel traces ...

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John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

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Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian friar, has been shaped by deep interiority and the theology of longing and memory. He personally ...

COMMENTARY: As devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus reaches a major milestone, Christ’s words remain a challenge: to return ...

The lower classes worked right up to and soon following birth, as they had to work to eat. The upper classes also had the latest medical knowledge at their fingertips, but this wasn't always such ...

Though the faith-based film they made didn’t exactly connect with audiences, Johnny and June Carter continued to return to Israel to be where Jesus had walked during his time on Earth. In 1971, when ...

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Assaults by both sides have intensified despite international pleas for de-escalation. Sirens sounded in major cities across Israel as Iranians scrambled to get out of Tehran. Low turnout and ...

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Ahmad al-Chareh, the new Syrian leader formerly known by his wartime alias Abu Mohammed Al Joulani, hosted representatives of the Christian community in Damascus December 31. The meeting took ...