There are a lot of machines in a modern hospital. Sophisticated and expensive, they can do remarkable things for people.

X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computerized tomography (CT scans) are but a few ways machines help us "see" inside a human body. There are pumps that support the heart, lungs and kidneys. There are surgical ...Read more

On Easter Sunday, a pastor from Washington, D.C., took to social media to issue a challenge: give up one possession each week or each month.

"We want to detach from all the materialism that kind of takes our focus away from Jesus and begin to give more liberally," he tweeted.

Pastor Jomo Johnson's first nomination for what he's calling #...Read more

There's an item I've added to my Easter list, something that should have been at the top. That moment of realization came one morning when I paused for thought -- and added this prayer.

"Hi, Father, It's me again. Seems like I'm always coming to you with something.

What? That's what you're here for? Well, thanks for reminding me that no matter...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention is reaching out to potential victims of a former Southern Baptist leader who was indicted in December on a charge of child sexual abuse.

Mark Edwin Aderholt, 47, was arrested on July 3 in South Carolina on a warrant issued in the Tarrant County, Texas, case. Court ...Read more

What can a lion teach us about relationships? Read on!

Getting together with "loved ones" for the holidays? It's October as I write this, and already I'm hearing people moan about gathering with relatives or friends at Thanksgiving.

The problem? The Great Divide.

Is it religion? Immigration? Climate change? Sexual orientation? What's The ...Read more

He arrived in the temple courts at first light, but people somehow anticipated his coming. A crowd quickly gathered around him.

Sitting down right where he was, he began to teach them about God and his ways. It was like an impromptu church service -- or maybe a Sunday school class. But Jesus knew the hearts of those who crowded near, jostling ...Read more

ATLANTA -- The Catholic News Agency is reporting that Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, 71, will be named the new archbishop of Washington, D.C.

According to the CNA, Pope Francis is expected to make an announcement as early as next week. The pontiff is facing a church crisis over the sexual abuse scandals in the United States and overseas....Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Republican state representative whose prayer on the Pennsylvania House floor earlier this week caused a controversy said on a Christian radio program Thursday that she "prayed as I always did."

"I stand by it. I don't apologize, but I stand by it," Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, of Clinton County, told the American Pastors ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The second in command of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte has stepped down after a "credible allegation" of sexual misconduct involving a former adult student of Belmont Abbey College, the diocese's newspaper reported Thursday.

Monsignor Mauricio West, the diocese's vicar general and its chancellor for nearly 25 years, has ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A controversial, Christian prayer delivered in the House of Representatives earlier this week -- just before the chamber's first Muslim woman was sworn into office -- has reignited a years-old debate about who should deliver the opening invocation and how.

On Monday afternoon, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, a Republican, spoke for ...Read more