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The other night, two things happened that gave me great encouragement. The first was a conversation a professor shared with me that took place in his classroom. In an introductory class that gives ...

I was around 10 years old and my neighbor told me that Jesus was coming soon and ... if you never think about them or live them out after. Nowhere in the Bible does it give us a sinner’s prayer to ...

Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

Catholic leaders across the U.S. and the world united in prayer Friday for Pope Francis after it was reported the 88-year-old had been hospitalized with bronchitis. The U.S. Conference of Catholic ...