JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Area clergy will deliver messages of the power of the Resurrection, hope, love, truth and investing in one another in their Easter Sunday sermons. For Christians, Easter is the most ...

There is a budget deficit, activities to attend, and responsibilities in the church. Your marriage, family, work, sickness, infirmities of old age, and other responsibilities add stress. It is easy to ...

Today’s Gospel seems tailor-made for today, our American high holy day: Black Friday. It’s not a direct analogy, but Jesus driving out the sellers in the temple calls to mind this commingling of ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

This past week, I celebrated my first anniversary as CEO of a large, faith-based mission that operates an emergency shelter, food pantry and supportive housing apartments in our hometown. Oh, to list ...

VATICAN CITY – The following is the Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Francis "Urbi et Orbi" Easter message, which he delivered Sunday in Italian from the central balcony of St.

Too many pastors are failing to live holy lives, while many ordinary Christians are clueless about the core point of Jesus’ teaching, veteran evangelist Rev Dr Stephen Tong said on Tuesday.