A cradle Episcopalian, Graves, 34, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and ... If God needed something to “suffer and die and bleed” to forgive humanity, Scott ...

During the past few weeks, my pastor has been reviewing several theories of atonement in an attempt to answer the age-old question of why Jesus had to die ... crucifix hangs before a mural ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

It was also necessary to give cardinals time to arrive in Rome from all corners of the Earth, and to let them get acquainted before ... unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus.

This previously devout cradle Catholic has lost her patience with a church that has sold its soul over a single issue. | ...

In a world besieged by the violence of impatience, the death and resurrection of Jesus show us how to enter into the patience that brings forth hope — a patience that Pope Francis learned during his ...

My mother was the only person in my life who loved me, truly and unconditionally. I could do no wrong in her eyes and she approved whatever I decided to do with my life: my studie ...

Georgians, including the archbishop of Atlanta and Gov. Brian Kemp. mourn the death of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American missionary from Chicago who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in ...

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Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round of ...