No year-enders this time. I have not recovered enough from what this year inflicted on me to write dispassionately about it. But as the name promises, I am writing the next worst thing: the decline ...

For most people, the name Jesus feels settled, familiar, and deeply tied to memory. And over time, repeated use makes a name ...

This past year featured plenty of positive stories that happened in Luzerne County, and it’s time to take a look back at some of those highlights from 2025.

Born to a Christian mother, Rabbi Cody Bahir had a remarkable journey to the rabbinate that included receiving a post-doc in ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray. On Saturday, Leo went to the Blue Mosque in ...

Forget Holly and Noel, these beautiful names should give you some inspiration for babies born around Christmas.

An exhibition prioritizes the expensive, silent object over the lived, functional experience of the believer.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

At a multilingual Mass in Istanbul, the Pope opened Advent by urging Christians to be “bridges of unity,” calling for renewed peace and solidarity across Turkey’s diverse Catholic community and beyond ...

We've ranked the most interesting archaeological finds of all time, ranging from the intricate ruins of Machu Picchu to the ...

The Catholic American Bible is set to replace the New American Bible Revised Edition in 2027, becoming the common text for ...