LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of ...
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 in the Bible? Well, you should know that there are over 400 Greek manuscripts (The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language.) that include this text. Almost all Bible scholars accept this as a genuine story; the scholarly debate doesn’t concern its legitimacy or accuracy. The ...
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 activists in Minneapolis working to track and disrupt ICE operations. Acting on her anti-ICE views, Good was uncooperative in a traffic stop and accelerated her vehicle toward an ICE officer, who reportedly shot Good in fear for his own life and safety. A day later, ICE officers in Portland, Oregon, ...
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, prosperity and good health comes during a time of political uncertainty following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3. After a military operation that took Maduro to the United States, President Donald Trump said that he would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil ...
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 ...
