Sunday, Feb. 23, is the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A). Mass readings: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48. In the second reading ...

“In Him (Christ), you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation — having also believed, you ...

Since 1953, when he completed doctoral studies there, Wayne E. Ward has been Associate Professor of Theology in Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville. Born in Piggott, Arkansas, in 1921, ...

No generation of students has faced a world so divided and disturbed as ours, and no generation in modern times has been so poorly equipped with the enduring spiritual realities. The majority of ...

“Don’t be strutting up to God in Heaven with a pocketful of your own works like you own the place.” In my column last week, we discussed the biblical imperative that all of us are sinners (born of ...

VATICAN CITY – By virtue of their Baptism, every Catholic is called to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ – a mission which cannot be separated from the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said Sunday. “It ...

The true Gospel has been revealed by Jesus Christ, not by individuals or founders of movements, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. "With the truth of the Gospel, one cannot ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Christians must receive the truth of the Gospel “as it was announced,” without seeking to “negotiate” with it. Speaking at the general audience in ...

"Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved and ...

In his message for World Mission Day, Pope Francis said that the Church needs to spread the Gospel, caring for the spiritual wounds of people who desperately need the Good News of Jesus Christ. "The ...

Pope Francis spoke Wednesday about the universal nature of the Catholic Church, which embraces all cultures because Christ died for all people. “This is the meaning of calling ourselves Catholics, of ...