Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church. He identified AI as one of the ...

During the early centuries of Christianity, three classes of ordained minsters came about to lead and serve Christian communities: bishops, priests and deacons. Bishops supervised local church ...

United Methodist Bishop Richard Wilke, who died Sunday at 94, was known by millions of people worldwide whose deeper understanding of the Bible is thanks to his written and ahead-of-their-time ...

“As a pastor in the early 1980s, I became aware how isolated and lonely people were becoming and how ignorant they were of the Bible,” recounted Wilke in an interview years ago. “Then one day, after I ...

Jesse Romero, a Catholic podcaster based in Phoenix, Arizona, says the time has come for a “Trump-like pope” who will restore traditional Christian ... “There are bishops who have marched ...

The evolution of the papacy reflects broader shifts in Christian religious and political life. In early Christianity, bishops collectively led the Church, but the bishop of Rome gradually gained ...

The opening of the eastbound off-ramp will improve travel for the Pāpāmoa East community and enable further development of the area”, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. The early opening of ...

Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of the Diocese of Davenport said he was “very surprised” to learn of Pope Francis’ death early Monday ... but on daily Christian living. “Pope John Paul II taught ...

are joined by guests Bishop Robert Stearns and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki to discuss the thoughts and feelings behind Christian support for Israel. Christians and Jews have had a turbulent relationship ...