By Mark Wilmoth This story bothers some folks. First, there’s the problem of the text. Look up John 8:1-11 in your Bible and you’ll probably see a footnote that reads “The earliest manuscripts do not include John 7:53-8:11.” Why waste time studying a text that might not even belong ...
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Gargoyles have watched over this small Kentucky city for more than a century from their lofty perches on a cathedral known as “America’s Notre Dame.” A new renovation will ensure they keep their posts for years to come on the meticulously restored facade of the ...
Tensions escalated in Minneapolis recently after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by Federal law enforcement officers after Good allegedly used her vehicle to target an ICE officer. The New York Post later reported that Good was involved with ICE Watch, a loose coalition of ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV sought Thursday to console the families of Italian teenagers who were killed or injured in the New Year’s fire in a Swiss ski resort bar, acknowledging their anguish and urging them to try to find hope in “the darkest and most painful moments” of their ...
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of Venezuelans prayed for their country on Wednesday. They gathered in a major Catholic procession in Barquisimeto, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) west of Caracas, to honor Divina Pastora, a title for the Virgin Mary. The longing for peace, ...
By Mark Wilmoth In The Whisper Test, Mary Ann Bird tells about her childhood: “I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate, and when I started school, my classmates made it clear to me how I looked to others: a little girl with a misshapen lip, crooked ...