BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised 13 priests from southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, by joining a video call from Rome on Wednesday, telling them they were in his prayers and that he hoped peace would soon prevail along the tense frontier. The Lebanese Catholic and Maronite ...

WASHINGTON — The Christian Employers Alliance (CEA), which engages a network of more than 30,000 faith-based employers across all 50 states — including many of the nation’s largest faith-based organizations — On Thursday, released the 2026 Edition of its Congressional Biblical Business ...

As we wait for summer, or at least warmer days, I see a real desire for greenery and flowers. The other day, as I was checking out of the grocery store, a woman had bought plants. I do not know whether she realized we may still have frost. I have in the past been gifted. I received several ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday in the Vatican with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and vowed to keep working to overcome differences “no matter how intractable they may appear,” in a historic meeting with the first female leader of the Church of England and ...

JACKSON, MS — Black, sweeping lines form an outline of a tree on the brick wall that once displayed the Tree of Life in Mississippi’s largest synagogue. The commemorative brass plaque was damaged but withstood a fire that was intentionally set earlier this year at Beth Israel ...

As we approach the end of April, I see a lot of anxiety and insecurity wherever I look. It seems that society has almost grown callous to current events in the news and the world. Violence, heated anger, in some places rage, often it is not clear what the anguish is about. There are shootings ...