“Performance art” is the term Aaron Rosen uses in his new book to describe moments in Jesus’ ministry, and it quickly becomes apparent that this use of the term is not at all irreverent. What Would ...

As we approach Easter, a number of people -- Christian Ministers and priests included -- have encouraged me to share the backstory of how the content for The Forty Days – A Vision of Christ’s Lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Illustration of Jesus Christ returning amidst clouds, Image 2 shows Mosaic ...

Over the past several months, the Catholic Book Club at America has considered recently published works about Jesus. In March, we read Christ Actually by James Carroll. The book inspired a great deal ...

The historical sections of the Hebrew Scriptures sometimes read like PG-rated dramas seasoned with a measure of bawdy humor. Today's story from 1 Samuel recounts the second time David refused to ...

VATICAN CITY — While acknowledging that power struggles have existed in the Church since it began, Pope Francis said Jesus’ teaching on power leaves no room for them. “In the Church, the greatest is ...

A California woman believed to have had visions of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and other Catholic saints in the 1950s has moved closer to canonization as a saint. The United States Conference of Catholic ...

Victoria Hearst is a born again Christian who in 2001 was led to start Praise Him Ministries, a move she says was definitely God’s idea. With her passion for singing and acting, Hearst was on her own ...

New USCCB head is considered a leader who makes the call to holiness the center of the Church’s mission and action. Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, the newly elected president of the U.S.