Even some consider the Catholic Church a cult for teaching on the necessity of baptism for salvation. On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to be invalid since an infant ...

Mark 16:15-16 "And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against ...

The Roman Catholic Church chooses its leader the way American political parties used to choose their presidential nominees at conventions. The electorate is tiny, supercharged by its members ...

This piece is often attributed to Fr. Hal Stockert, and in his explanation on a page from the web site of the Catholic Information Network, he wrote: I found this information while I was ...

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese's column for Religion News Service, "Signs of the Times," appears regularly at National Catholic Reporter. In 2014, Reese was appointed by President Barack Obama to the U.S ...

He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world". Dressed in relatively simple white and gold vestments, the former Cardinal ...

With lots of crunchy green beans, caramelized lemon, toasted nuts, and creamy cheese, this is somewhere between a great pasta and a delicious salad.