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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 ...

The relationship between the United States and Israel is usually seen as "special" because of technical matters. Israel is ...

One of America’s most unique ecological landmarks is disappearing. The Great Salt Lake, once the largest saline lake in the ...

Italian authorities estimated some 100-thousand people were in St. Peter's Square on Sunday as the newly elected Pontiff ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...

The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public ...

The global Christian community was stirred when renowned preacher and Senior Pastor of The Potter’s House, Thomas Dexter ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Thursday marked a historic day for the Catholic Church that particularly hit home for adherents around Chicago, with the ...