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• Life has no meaning or purpose without Jesus. This realization is what brought me to faith in Christ. My life without Jesus ...

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that active Latter-day Saints are shifting from orthodox beliefs, with a study showing diverse ...

NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

Catholic funerals express the Christian hope in eternal life and the resurrection of the body on the last day. Every component of Catholic funeral rites should express these fundamental ...

Karen Davila shared a touching tribute as she attended the wake of Emmanuelle “Emman” Atienza, the late daughter of ...

It is quite amazing the phenomenal power and meaning found in words composed of just a few letters. Powerful examples are ...

All Souls' Day 2025 will be observed on Sunday, 2 November. Across India, churches and families light candles, offer prayers, and remember loved ones who have journeyed to heaven. From Goa to Kerala, ...

Faithful focus grows out of daily choices. It’s not accidental; it’s intentional. Build rhythms of worship, Scripture memory, ...

The Reformers were not creating a philosophical system but trying to see what Scripture taught about salvation ...

Jn 6:37-40 Forese had not been dead that long, not even five years. That's why Dante wondered how he'd made so much progress.

“From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the ...