Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the start of the Lenten season, where the focus turns to praying, fasting, and doing good works. And there are certainly many...
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Over the weekend, I was at a Mardi Gras gathering. People wore masks. Some arrived in costume. There was music and food and revelry. There were also people...
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, an Italian daily newspaper, Pope Francis opened the discussion for supporting civil unions within certain...
c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) As Pope Francis approaches the one-year mark of his papacy, his global flock and a fascinated public are...
For those of us who grew up in Catholic regions where Carnival, Karneval, or Mardi Gras is a big deal, it always seems a little strange to get to Ash Wednesday...
c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) Il Mio Papa, a new weekly magazine that will focus entirely on Pope Francis — complete with a weekly centerfold...
c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Conservative Christians are claiming that their religious freedom requires free rein for legalized discrimination...
Parish Name: Spirit of Christ Catholic Community Location: Arvada, Colorado Founded: 1974 Diocese: Denver Pastor: Father David Bluejacket Number of...
c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer may have ended the latest controversy in her state by vetoing a “religious...
c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) The first half of “Son of God” features an upbeat and kindly Jesus spreading the good word in familiar, if...
