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The big issue here is what that cross necklace means when it is worn by blonde women who are members of the Donald Trump team. Is this a matter of religious faith or political identity?

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

Christianity Today published an online article during Holy Week titled, “Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?” The author of this ...

Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

I’ve been writing about the themes in St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” We have reached the point where St. John ...

Addressing the children receiving their first Communion, Cardinal Aveline reminded them that Christians "love and accept ...

Cross necklaces have, in a way, become the jewelry of choice most associated with President Donald Trump’s second ...

Filmmaker and musician Mark Christopher Lee believes the Vatican is suppressing documents that reveal Jesus Christ survived ...

The combined youth ministries of the Church of St Francis Xavier (SFX) successfully hosted a unique overnight Lenten Vigil ...