Entering into parenthood is joyous – and filled with surprises. We look at someone else’s baby and think, ‘Aw, how cute!’ Once we begin having our own children, ‘Aw, how cute!’ remains true. But ...

Indigenous women attend Pope Francis' celebration of a Mass marking World Mission Day in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Christian ...

Shortly before his Ascension into heaven, Jesus gave his Apostles the Great Commission: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and ...

We’ve heard the Great Commission many times. We may even be able to recite these words of Jesus. But do we believe them? By that, I mean, “Do we seek to obey Christ’s command in the Great Commission?

“Go Make Disciples” is the new, five-year vision statement of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Archbishop Paul Coakley recently announced in a pastoral letter. The vision statement is the fruit of a ...

Introducing the magazine’s new five-year teaching venture. Ongoing controversies over the nature of the Atonement (substitutionary or Christus Victor?), the historical Adam (creation or evolution?), ...

My favorite quotes from Pope Francis: To be the people of God, “first of all means that God doesn’t belong to any particular people, because he is the one who calls us … and this invitation is ...

The latest Annual Church Profile report for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) paints a bleak picture of 2016. Membership, average weekly worship attendance, and baptisms were all down from 2015, ...

Every Christian is called to be a missionary, sharing the good news of salvation in Christ and making disciples for him, not for oneself or one's clique of like-minded believers, Pope Francis said.