The fifth weekly biblical portion in Deuteronomy is Shoftim, “Judges.” The rabbis who were descendants of the ancient Pharisees viewed this portion as supporting the Pharisees’ views, rather than ...

It’s Ash Wednesday today on February 18, 2026, the first day of the holy month of Lent, wherein the faithful will observe fasting for 40 days until the Resurrection Sunday. Here’s a complete calendar ...

This is the Daily Gospel for December 7, 2025, which is the Second Sunday of Advent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, December 6, 2025 Daily Gospel, December 5, 2025 John the Baptist appeared, preaching in ...

It is hard to imagine the “400 Silent Years,” or the intertestamental period between the Old and New Testaments, when God was silent, not speaking through prophets. There were shifts between the rules ...

• At least four people were killed and eight others were wounded today in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, police said. • Authorities ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, August 22, 2025, which is the Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 21 Daily Gospel, August 20 When the Pharisees heard ...

The month of July is a time for Americans to look back at the country’s past—specifically to that indelible moment in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress declared independence from Britain. But, ...

Late in the new movie The Report, Adam Driver’s Dan Jones argues with his prospective defense attorney over who really said, “History is written by the victors.” The lawyer (played by Corey Stoll) ...

In a world where we seem to have less and less in common with our neighbors, it’s crucial to focus on what we share. So, here’s an easy one: We’re all human. But wait — what does that mean? Beyond the ...

“It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the ...

The month-long commemoration created to reflect on the past, acknowledge the continued struggle for racial justice and draw inspiration from the achievements of African Americans begins on Thursday.