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"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: Religion reimagined for a ...

Photo: Adobe Stock Throughout the centuries, the church has valued how and where believers worship. From decorated ...

That’s exactly how I feel these days when reading most mainstream news coverage of Catholic life in the age of Donald Trump. I know that it’s going to be cold, it’s going to be black and white and ...

While officials in Weare, N.H., contend attorneys from the First Liberty Institute are stoking ‘hypothetical fears’ on behalf ...