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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is the pope’s special envoy for the Mass of consecration of the Church ...

A friend of King Charles of England, Simon Wolley, commented on race relations: “You can’t change history. You can improve ...

Absolutely. There are two remarkable stories showing how Jesus cared for all types of people. The religious folks called the Pharisees in the time of Jesus were offended, because in their view God ...

Long before generative AI became a reality, its false promises of ease and justice appeared in science fiction—and the desert ...

For many years I’ve had the privilege to visit those in jails, prisons, hospitals, recovery centers and nursing homes, as I ...

Richard Hays, a New Testament scholar and author who challenged conservative Christian opposition to homosexuality by ...

Zionist—an ignorant idealogue who wrongly believed that Israeli counter-terrorism policies harmed the “human rights” of the Palestinian people. Carter was ...

Mary exemplifies the obedient servant of the Lord. The Pharisees are a consistent foil to Jesus' message. The scribes (Scripture copyists), lawyers (experts in the law of God), elders (members of ...

It is ironic that Jesus and His disciples were harassed by the Pharisees over the Sabbath (John 5:18). Jesus spoke out against the Pharisee's merciless observance of the Sabbath (Matt 12:1-8 ...