Being kind and welcoming can sometimes be uncomfortable, former chaplain Norris Burkes writes, and that's just fine.

During the upcoming Jubilee year, millions of Christian pilgrims will flock to the Eternal City’s innumerable holy places.

There’s the game itself, and then there are the parties and promotions, a glad-handing orgy for the sports-entertainment ...

The kibbutzim and other Israeli communities near Gaza still bear the marks of Oct. 7. But as hostages return home, they are ...

The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is still receiving oxygen but ... Francis will miss his weekly Angelus prayer for the third weekend in a row, with the Vatican saying it will instead ...

This week, your beloved “Matter of Opinion” hosts gather for the last time to respond to listener feedback, reflect on the ...

Experts called this phenomenon the “rise of the nones,” a group that includes atheists, agnostics and people who said in ...

Simpson’s life has been punctuated by a series of events that she said set her back and prevented her achieving her dreams.

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Please don’t misunderstand, this column does not advocate alcohol abuse. I believe it is up to ...

Plan called upon every organization in town, “from the Chamber of Commerce to the Cub Scouts,” to come up with “one project, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century, highlighting the ongoing violence against transgender ...

Eric Anderson managed wildfire risks and restored habitat through controlled burns in the Indiana Dunes National Park, which relies on fire to thrive and sprawls close to urban residential areas.