Near the opening of the Book of Philippians, Paul records his prayer for the Philippian Christians: And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to ...

(RNS) — Discernment of how the Spirit is leading the church is at the heart of Pope Francis’ plans for the Synod on Synodality, but anyone who thinks discernment is easy is bound to get into trouble.

Ministers must remember a basic but essential truth: not everything is a demon.

For centuries, the Church has stood as a spiritual institution guiding millions in faith, truth, and moral discipline .

Pope Francis greets Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, superior general of the Society of Jesus, before a meeting with editors and staff of the Jesuit-run magazine, La Civilta Cattolica, at the Vatican Feb.

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney smiles during a session of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council of Australia July 4, 2022. In a wide-ranging pastoral letter published on Nov. 20, 2023, ...

As part of local and regional synodal meetings for Franciscan friars, Franciscans share a laugh as they take part in a table exercise in Prior Lake, Minn., in October 2024, in which participants ...

THE Bible shows us that relationships carry both blessing and curses. In the story of Jonah, the men on the ship heading to Tarshish immediately sensed trouble in the waves. They realized something ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...