When a worker at a seminary in Yonkers found what he thought were drugs, responding police officers quickly realized the mysterious items were way more valuable than any street drug. Nearly half a ...

There are more than 1,000 whitewashed stone chapels on the Greek island of Tinos owned and cared for by private families as ...

Each week, we’ll be covering how faith shapes our politics, culture and society — and how it’s appearing in new forms.

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Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the process of learning to pray and how prayer can look a little different for everyone.

The Season of Creation, a time of Christian prayer and commitment to safeguarding the earth, runs from Sept. 1 through the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology. After ...

A Tennessee Democratic state representative on Saturday condemned the customary expression of "thoughts and prayers" after a mass shooting, calling it "theological malpractice," and likened America’s ...

Offering “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy may sound insufficient, said Father Chris Collins, a Jesuit priest and vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota ...

Yagoa, 24 August, 2025 / 10:02 pm (ACI Africa). Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo of the Catholic Diocese of Yagoua in Cameroon has directed daily Prayer of Angelus and other forms of prayer for peace ...

A collection of our most popular Christmas prayers for personal prayer or to use in groups throughout the festive season until Epiphany. We also have a wide range of Advent prayers which you can use ...

O Blessed Mary, Mother of Mercy, you fled into exile in the moonlight, carrying your son, our Lord Jesus. You shared his journey to the Cross, and are now robed in the light of peace. Mary, Mother of ...