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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Being obedient to God’s Word in areas that reveal my own selfishness is troubling. Does God really call us to set ourselves aside, and if so, why is this so hard to do? – L.O.

A: It is much easier to see someone else’s faults than to see our own. One of the strongest reasons for this is that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen religious leaders from an array of faiths marched to the steps of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, flowers in hand, calling for an end to the federal immigration raids they say have torn families apart and resulted in racial profiling.

At the start of the procession in Plaza ...Read more

It has become an old joke in the Cuban American community to note that Cubans seem to be everywhere. And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church and traces of his rich heritage began to emerge, including an ancestor who had been born in Havana, a Cuban genealogist in Miami rushed to figure out if this was just an isolated case ...Read more

To explain the unique spiritual fears of the Jewish people is quite difficult. In a way it is like trying to explain to a white person what it feels like to be a Black person. There are some feelings that we just cannot adequately share with people who do not share our history or faith.

Let me try.

One day during an attack on Israel by Iraqi ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The recent events in space have been fascinating to watch. To think that the world was spoken into existence is beyond imagination; yet I do believe in the God who created it all. Is it possible to comprehend such a miraculous work as this? – C.G.

A: When an image of God comes to mind, many think...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A prominent Catholic priest with ties to the Bay Area is behind bars in San Luis Obispo County facing charges of sexually abusing three boys starting in the early 1990s, and police think there are more victims.

Theodore Gabrielli, 61, was arrested June 12 in Los Osos, near Morro Bay, and charged with three counts of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I know that Jesus suffered physically as He was brutally crucified for the sins of the world. And I know that the disciples experienced atrocities for their faith. But some of my Christian friends say they are being persecuted because of their faith in Jesus. They are laughed at for not doing ...Read more

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has several star-studded branches on his family tree.

The New York Times took deep dive into the new pope’s lineage and found that his cousins include Madonna, Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.

The Catholic leader, who made history by becoming the first American pope following the death of Pope Francis, also ...Read more

Louisiana televangelist Jimmy Swaggart remained in critical condition Tuesday, two days after he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed at his home.

Swaggart, 90, was found at his Baton Rouge residence around 8 a.m. Sunday, with first responders immediately administering CPR and taking him to a hospital, his family said on Facebook.

“He ...Read more

Catholics make up one of the largest religious groups in the United States — more than any Protestant denomination — and many who don’t identify with the faith still said they have a personal or family connection to it, according to a new survey.

Nearly half of Americans, 47%, said they have a relationship to the Catholic faith, with 20% ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What can be said to people who say the Bible can’t be trusted because it contradicts itself? I am hesitant to say much because I doubt that I can say anything to change their minds. – B.D.

A: It is man and not the Bible that needs correcting. Greater and more careful scholarship has shown that ...Read more