CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week ...

For Christians, freedom it is the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit enabling us to serve one another through love.

Pastor Robert Forsberg is retired from Light of Christ Lutheran Church in Fairborn.

It happens to all of us, now and again, when a song’s melody or lyrics get stuck in one’s head. It is called an earworm, which Wikipedia describes as “that ...

Growing up, I was the youngest of five siblings—three boys, two girls. My brother, Kenny, five years my senior, was an ...

Jesus said, “The wind blows where it chooses and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where ...

Pope Leo XIV announced the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, set for ...

Susan L. Taylor’s return to the spotlight marks an important moment for legacy Black media and what it means for the future ...

Jesus had to reassure His disciples before he left them that it was expedient for Him to go but He would not leave them as orphans but I will send you a Helper (John 14:18). He was referring to the ...

His purpose is to empower, teach, refine, correct, and give understanding so that we may be effective witnesses to others for Christ, and to reproduce Him in others by discipling new believers to do ...

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