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PHILADELPHIA — Russell "Rusty" Trubey said he was compelled by God to preach the words that helped set off a national battle over religion at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Reading from a sermon titled "When Culture Excludes God," Trubey, an Army Reserve chaplain, sermonized to a congregation of veterans at the Coatesville VA ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I go to a church that doesn’t mention sin. The pastor emphasizes positive things that speak to the better part of human beings. Our church has become a beacon in one of the largest cities in the country because we emphasize social compassion and accept those who love God but may not live ...Read more

MIAMI — Roman Catholic Church leaders are making a plea to President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt all immigration deportation efforts through the holiday season.

Speaking on behalf of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Florida, Archbishop Thomas Wenski — Miami’s top Catholic leader — appealed to officials to ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it wrong to hire a professional mentor – someone to come alongside and help me through life? The journey is really rough, and I can’t navigate it alone. Would it be wrong to ask God to lead me to someone who understands my struggles with the basics of life? I’m learning the truth that “...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is Christian conviction personal desires or Biblical directives? – C.C.

A: If there were a return to Biblical conversion, faith, and conviction, it would have a great impact on the world. While Christians are to exhibit love and forgiveness, because this is what Christ exhibited to the human race...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What is the Biblical meaning of the great delusion? – W.D.

A: The Bible plainly teaches that one of the characteristics of the end of this age is that people will develop a capacity for delusion rather than the truth. The scientific revolution has produced an overemphasis on the secular and a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV made his most important U.S. appointment to date Thursday, naming a fellow south suburbanite as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.

Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks will replace the retiring Cardinal ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV has announced fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Ill., will serve as the next archbishop of New York, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the state’s 2.8 million Catholics for more than 15 years.

“I am grateful to Pope Leo for appointing such a splendid priest and bishop to serve you, and have pledged to...Read more

WASHINGTON — In an Iowa swing district, Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott recounts how her work as a hospital chaplain and a Lutheran minister set her on a path to public service.

In deep-red Alaska, the Rev. Matt Schultz says his run as a Democrat for the state’s at-large House seat is part of his calling to “feed the hungry, comfort the ...Read more

Christmas and Passover are the most interfaith friendly holidays in the calendar of sacred time. Passover is about freedom for all people and Christmas is about hope for all people. Although there are of course sectarian meanings in each holy day they both reach out their message to all who are in need of salvation ...Read more