If you want a sense of the danger of prayer, just listen to Jeremiah: "You seduced me Lord, and I let myself be seduced" ( ...

Of the many who worked as missionaries in China in the 19th century, one whose work had a particularly enduring character was ...

"HOW hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ... It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye ...

On “Preach” this week, Father John Unni reflects on his homily from three years ago. “I like what that guy is saying, but I ...

Our liturgy is filled with pro forma confessions. These are not our sins, so we may say them out loud. We may even sing them ...

Readers respond to Judith Thurman’s essay about Simone Weil and Maggie Doherty’s review of a volume of Seamus Heaney’s letters.

David Magerman will redirect his past funding for the University of Pennsylvania to Israeli universities after cutting ties ...

Long a fearless critic of Israel, Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi has made wrenching portraits of her nation’s suffering since October ...

The broadcast of the documentary 'Colón DNA' about the research by forensic expert José A. Lorente has sparked a great debate ...

A woman has shared how her sister-in-law has ordered her to change her dog's name so she can use the moniker on her unborn ...

A tiny religious scroll over the door, tucked behind racks of colorful elastic. Letters in Hebrew fading over a storefront. A ...

Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer ...