When Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista with the fall of Granada in 1492, they sought religious unity; the ...

This Sunday's lectionary reading for Advent 4 in Year A is Matt 1.18–25. It is a short reading, but laden with significance ...

We can find the healing, deep-settled calm of Christ at Christmas and every day.

In Senegal, poverty makes young people embark on dangerous boats to reach Europe. Parents and local leaders seek solutions to encourage them to stay.

This year, Christians marked the 1700th anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea—the council that gave us the Nicene Creed.

The trip was hosted by Benjamin Netanyahu's government with the hearty blessing of America's evangelical Zionist movement ...

This is what James means when he says: “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone”. “Justified” in ...

As a Palestinian-American minister, I've long known that the Bethlehem in Christmas carols bears little resemblance to the occupied West Bank city my family struggles to hold on to ...

At least 11 people were killed on Sunday by gunmen who targeted a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, ...

Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

Faith stands at the very heart of the Christian life an indispensable, supernatural gift that anchors the believer to God and opens the pathway to salvation .

For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and ...