During a Mass held the evening of Election Day, the priest at St. Clement Parish in Lincoln Park in Chicago asked for God’s blessings for “our world, our church and our nation, and those who need our ...

The St. Louis area serves as the de facto capital of Catholic hospital systems. Three of the largest are headquartered here, ...

Smallpox swept through the city and the Sisters of St. Mary walked the streets offering free care to the sick ... he declined to lead a prayer in a meeting, Ryan recounted in her book, “On Becoming ...

Robert Shaplen’s “Free Love” delves into the adultery case against Henry Ward Beecher, an abolitionist preacher and a presidential hopeful.

Trump also supports efforts to privatize the K-12 school system, including through vouchers for private schools. Both he and ...

Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their ...

The newly renovated area is dedicated to prayer and is backed by gold-and-white tiles matching the gilded trim and the white quartz countertop, the 41-year-old said. Practitioners of Hinduism ...

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – ...

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A celebration of Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Hindu ...

The United Methodist Church s highest court has ruled that congregations seeking to leave the denomination over theological differences cannot do so via a church closure provision ...