COMMENTARY: The great doctor of the Church carried out one of the most important evangelization efforts in the Counter-Reformation.

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path "is an image of the way God loves us," Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly ...

Read through each of these bible verses to know God loves you! These are such powerful scriptures to help you know how much God truly does love and care for you. It is easy to feel like the world is ...

Have you recently experienced a tough breakup, or do you feel as if your life is one rejection after another? No doubt, the ones we love most might sometimes disappoint us the greatest. But there is ...

God's love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said. "Let us ask the Lord for the grace to cultivate and spread his charity and to ...

Lee’s contagious love has not only made me feel continuously loved, but also opened my eyes to my own ability and desire to love. Courtesy of Brian Williams Photography You ever have someone say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: My friends have told me lately that I tend to see a dark side to everything. We got to talking about spirituality, and I told ...