From tithing pressure to pastoral celebrity culture, these are the 12 church practices Americans are rethinking today. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to research from Pew Research Center, about 60 to 64% of Americans identify as Christians. Since 2007, that number ...

Church People is a faith-based film directed by Christopher Shawn Shaw. The story revolves around a young pastor who wants his congregation to believe in the principles of faith and love. It is said ...

Pilgrims wait for Pope Francis to arrive to lead a prayer vigil during World Youth Day at Campo da Graça in Park Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 5, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) Pope Francis ...

In this essay from Fr. Michael J. Himes (1947-2022), he reveals his “hope that these words will instill within you a conviction that Catholicism is alive through your life.” Fr. Himes reflects on our ...

Congratulations to newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome and Pastor of the Universal Church. This Sunday’s readings offer practical, mystical and spiritual resources that the new pope will have ...

A heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy film, "Church People" is the story of real people with real struggles and their unique paths to discovering what faith in Jesus is all about. It all starts when ...

COMMENTARY: ‘People of God’ was an important way by which the Church could express herself as an institution rooted in the mystery of the Trinity, yet present and active in the world. Pope Paul VI ...

Formal membership figures might rise and fall. But God’s desire for his people never wavers. People do crazy things for love. In the ancient world, Jacob worked for Laban seven years to marry his ...

Scott Simon speaks with the Rev. Dr. Justin Lester of Congdon Street Baptist Church in Providence, R.I., about Black pastors trying to bring the younger generation back to church. Fewer Americans may ...