What we need in today's Roman Catholic church is a redistribution of power and authority. Pope Francis' openness to the possibility of having women deacons is not nearly enough to achieve this ...

VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

The reminiscences of Walter Burghardt, S.J., of his 75 years as a Jesuit and the delight this renowned preacher has experienced in nourishing the heads and hearts of those hungry for God’s word ...

Rabbis say that High Holiday sermons are about enlightening and motivating individual souls for the year ahead, the goal being to help people understand how to live as productive members of their ...

With studies indicating an increasing number of young adults in the Charleston area school districts — including Summerville — failing out of high school each year, Focus Up is determined to address ...

The Chief Imam of the University of Lagos, Professor Ismail Musa, has enjoined Muslim clerics and preachers to focus their sermons on reforming the practice of Islam. Musa who doubles as the Head of ...

Sunil Kumar is currently member, managing committee, Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi. An engineer and project manager trained at Vickers Armstrong Engineers and Babcox & Wilcox, UK, he is a former ...