What’s the Bible for? We asked dozens of writers to respond to this question in seven words or less, as well as to expand on ...

What’s the Bible for? We asked dozens of writers to respond to this question in seven words or less, as well as to expand on ...

Vladimir Putin has given Donald Trump a warning over Greenland, but says he would be willing to work with countries in the ...

After a few glasses of wine-bar hock he was tottering homewards when he saw a notice for cathedral evensong. He slipped ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill launches his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, starting from the ...

Elaine Pagels remains fascinated by the mysteries of Jesus after decades of study. In her latest book, she revels in the spiritual power of his teachings ...

This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and The New Yorker. The Ohio Model: Rarely seen letters show how the ...

The Taxi Driver missed his calling. Literally. Actually, he should’ve BEEN the calling … e the voice of the muezzin, ...

The pope advocated for studying church history in a way that is unfiltered and authentic, flaws included. He emphasized primary sources and urged students to ask questions. Francis criticized the view ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

As a Jesus-loving Catholic, I’ve been disappointed to observe that many members of the Catholic and broader Christian ...

In a previous column I mentioned I would sometimes spend afternoons at the Lincoln Center library, back in the day when soap operas, I’m sorry, we called them “daytime dramas,” were still being shot ...