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… happening, chief among them being religion. We’re both Christians, but … your wise counsel. One’s religion or faith is a personal …

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There were also war profiteers: commanders who recruited soldiers, organized professional armies and perfected the business of slaughter. The most successful was General Albrecht von Wallenstein on the side of the Emperor. He introduced a levy system …

Hundreds of members of Hispanic charismatic prayer groups filled St. Joseph Church in Ronkonkoma on Saturday, May 19, for the traditional Pentecost Vigil organized by the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated the Mass. After Mass …

Bishop John Barres ordained five men to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Saturday, May 19, at Saint Agnes Cathedral. A deacon is a member of the clergy and an ordained minister of the Catholic Church. There are three groups, …

Flowers and greens grow in abundance outside of the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Worker House on Market Street in Harrisburg. Catholic Worker Houses are an outreach of the Catholic Worker Movement, an effort begun in 1933 by journalist Dorothy Day and …

This stained-glass window from Holy Spirit Parish in Tempe depicts a dove representing the Holy Spirit. (Ambria Hammel/CATHOLIC SUN)May 20 By Joseph F. Kelly Catholic News Service Jesus assured His disciples he would not leave them as orphans; He …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal's hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan, among others. …

… have rejected Christianity, if not religion as a whole. But slavery …

… good politicians irrespective of their religion affinity or believe. The clergy …

Rome — Pope Francis named fourteen new Catholic cardinals May 20, again diversifying representation in the most elite body of church prelates with selections from places as far-flung as Iraq, Pakistan and Japan and solidifying his influence on the group …

“And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them” (Luke 6:19). Power – this was the characteristic that made Jesus someone special; power that was not used to manipulate or abuse others. Power that was not …

… apt slogan ‘hunger has no religion’. As someone who lost his …

The writer is a security analyst. THE political landscape in the country is changing fast with the approaching elections. The religio-political parties have also set their tone, indicating a rise in religious sentiment in their electoral campaigns. …

Alice McDermott is pictured in a 2013 photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Epic Photography Jamie Schoenberger) TORONTO (CNS) -- Catholic journal of opinion Commonweal describes writer Alice McDermott as one of America's greatest living novelists, while The …

Palestinian relatives in Gaza City mourn eight-month-old Layila al-Ghandour May 15 who died one day earlier from tear gas inhalation during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican's observer at U.N. agencies in Geneva, …

Relatives in the Gaza Strip mourn a Palestinian killed at the Israel-Gaza border May 16. (CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters) JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Sometimes, news is not just what meets the eye on the TV screen or a social media post. Catholic political …

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman praised the Trump administration's move to reinstate Reagan-era regulations banning any family planning clinic that receives Title X federal funds from making abortion referrals or sharing …

… many leftist intellectuals and activists, religion permeates and pervades the lives … critique of religion is not a philosophical rejection of religion, but a … . Liberation theology The centrality of religion and morality are prominent aspects … the past, the interdependence between religion and revolutionary struggles is today …

… Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion. However, I would like to … Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion of the Republic of Costa … Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion of the Republic of Costa …

(From Left to Right) Rev. Andrew Smith, Rev. Craig Best, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, Rev. Jarred Kohn, Rev. Jacob Willig, Rev. Anthony Brausch (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)The Archdiocese of Cincinnati celebrated four men being ordained to the priesthood for …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will declare Blesseds Oscar Romero, Paul VI and four others saints Oct. 14 at the Vatican during the meeting of the world Synod of Bishops, an institution Blessed Paul revived. The date was announced May 19 during an …

Pentecost John 20:19-23 This weekend the Church celebrates the feast of Pentecost. The Acts of the Apostles provides the first reading, the dramatic story of the first Pentecost. In this passage, the imagery is very important, since these images spoke …

Several people have come to the defense of Bersatu's Maszlee Malik, after yesterday's announcement of his appointment as education minister caused a stir among netizens, some of whom have labelled him an “Islamist” and claimed that he supports …