Nearly every religion has origin stories about our planet and its creatures. These range from the mundane to the fantastic, with the Genesis account somewhere in between. While the meanings of words and phrases like “days” and “creeping things” are deb…
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Christianity is one of the world’s most popular and influential faiths. It’s one of the three major Abrahamic religions, and despite its various denominations and sects, it’s usually centered around the existence and divinity of God and Jesus Christ as d…
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Over time, the idea of honoring all of the saints who had died transformed into the celebration of All Saints’ Day.
Halloween tends to get a lot of attention when it comes to celebrations in late October and early November. Still, it is far from the only celebr…
Current immigration concerns in the United States center around its Immigration and Customs Enforcement division separating migrant children from their families.
A Dutch church’s efforts to prevent the deportation of an Armenian
family have made recent hea…
A vast majority of the world’s religions turn to these religious relics during difficult times in order to feel inspired, comforted, and hopeful for the future.
Religions tend to come with a lot of interesting stories. Some of these tales can be read in the vario…
Mother Teresa Statue praying
A huge ceremony was held at the Vatican canonizing Mother Teresa as Saint Teresa of Calcutta a few days ago. If you’re not Catholic, you might wonder what all the commotion is over this one religious rite. Most of us believe that she …
St. Francis of Assisi is the Catholic patron saint of animals.
One of the most recognizable names of a saint is that of Francis of Assisi. Many famous paintings, compositions and texts have been produced in his honor, but many people don’t really know who this ma…
The Pope calls for the discussion of Women Deacon’s in the church
Many different faiths allow women to serve as ministers and leaders, but the Catholic Church has lagged behind. For generations, only men have been ordained as deacons and priests. While nuns d…
Solomon’s temple is a spiritual destination for some travelers.
It’s summer, and practically everyone is thinking about vacation. It might be too late to pull off an international retreat to a spiritual destination this summer, but you can certainly begin t…
The Catholic Church has had its share of negative publicity
The Catholic Church has been taking a lot of heat for its stance on birth control and abortion in the wake of the Zika virus. In a rare concession, Pope Francis allowed that birth control measures “could…