I’ve found myself having trouble writing about Pope Francis since his death but I feel I should. It has been hard because I ...

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...

To do this is to be a camp; yes, camp is simultaneously adjective, verb, and noun. Susan Sontag was one of camp’s first ...

1) Divine Motherhood Mary's divine motherhood was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Various names are used to describe Mary's role as mother of Jesus. She is called "Mother of God ...

But he also called attention to “the people of Gaza, and its Christian community in particular ... focused on the Easter Gospel’s description of Mary Magdalene running to tells the disciples that ...

Disgusted by history and dismayed by my own ignorance, I went to chat with my father, a retired Episcopal bishop and a student of early-Christian ... it’s Jesus’ mother or Mary Magdalene ...

Still, not everyone in the Christian realm believes it’s necessary to explore events outside of scripture, saying the Bible’s silence on Jesus’s family life is notable. Author Joan Taylor ...

Christian charity comprises a year-round commitment to helping the needy, thus reinforcing social bonds. The values of devotion, sacrifice and community ... size statue of Jesus or the Virgin ...

A musical drama on The Life of Jesus was held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 30, at the Cathedral of St John the ...

"Whether they were of a physical or a spiritual nature," Scorsese said, "no one knows…" For those who grew up in a Christian household – Catholic or protestant – the story of Mary Magdalene ...