On the second day of his visit to the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the need for harmony and unity between Christians and Muslims. "Muslims and Christians, precisely because of the burden of ...

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

Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him.Leo saw giant ...

We also know that the basic myths must have been already familiar to the audiences, who could read between the lines in a way ...

Traditionalist Catholics celebrated news Monday that the Vatican under Pope Leo XIV had given them permission to celebrate the old Latin Mass in St. Peter's Basilica during their forthcoming ...

Culture proves it: Jewish law, Hebrew prayers, festivals like Passover and Yom Kippur, these kept the nation alive even when scattered across the globe. Jews preserved their peoplehood without land, ...

Did you realize that the Church in the U.S. has not grown (in percentage) in more than 100 years? And there is not one single ...

After 40-plus years on the Godbeat, let me offer this observation: It’s extremely difficult to write about ancient, complex, ...

Worcester is a city with a rich history dating back thousands of years, but walking through the streets and viewing the ...

The Greek and Roman gods had similar identities, though their characteristics and roles differed, as the societies were also distinct.

Indigenous Amazonian landscape management demonstrates how urban environments can be woven out of the forest rather than ...

This feature, republished for the Coptic New Year, explores Egypt’s Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic calendars as novelist ...