Prayer is not a magic wand or a way to ask God to be at one's service, Pope Francis said. Prayer is a humble dialogue with God to grow spiritually and discover his will for the world, the pope said ...

Much of the anger and dissension we see around us today is the result of the unpardonable practice of mixing politics and religion. How can something so good (as its root, the English word "God" is ...

Listening to what the Lord wants to tell us, we can find renewal in Lent. “If we say again and again, ‘Help us grow in intimate relationship with you this Lent so that we can celebrate the Paschal ...

The Catholic Church has a "tremendous responsibility to bring people together in prayer and dialogue, to begin anew the vital work of fostering healing and lasting peace," said a report by a U.S.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second story in a five-part series titled "The Power of Prayer" that will break down the theology and practice of prayer in different religions. Today's installment examines ...

The Silsilah Muslim-Christian Dialogue Movement, led by a PIME missionary, has drawn up an inter-faith prayer inviting people to peace and dialogue, the very themes highlighted by the pope in ...

People demonstrate outside the White House in early July after shootings by police and of police took place in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas. (CNS/EPA) The work to “root out racism and create ...

‘IF something should rightly disturb us and trouble our consciences, it is the fact that so many of our brothers and sisters are living without the strength, light and consolation born of friendship ...

Our neighbor George recently commented that prayer is a two-way communication between ourselves and God — or maybe better said — between God and us. Prayer is always dialogical not monological. That ...