Although sin separates us from God, Pope Francis stressed on the feast of Pentecost that we haven't been left as orphans, but that thanks to Jesus Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit, we can ...

(RNS) — As a child, I loved the story of Jesus welcoming children to come to him when adults tried to push them away (Matthew 19:13-15). We learned that God holds a special place for children and ...

I recently overheard an exchange between my sister and her four-year-old daughter, one that apparently takes place frequently. “Who’s better than you?” my sister asked, in her best football coach ...

Dimana Damitio remembered the first time she saw her adopted mother Barbara Damitio in her native country of Bulgaria. Dimana, 4 at the time, thought they would go out for a short time and return to ...

ROME — On Wednesday, Pope Francis said the ten commandments are not heartless rules imposed on mankind by an oppressive God, but are rather words given by a father to his children in order to protect ...

One Sunday, about a decade ago, 10 year-old Shane Fitzpatrick and her brothers -- Gavin and Evan -- were bickering and squabbling with each other. "We were acting like spoiled brats," recalls Shane, ...

You’ve heard it said that “We are all God’s children.” This rings flowery and nice. It’s an insidious lie. Indeed, God both created and loves – in a way most unfathomable – everyone who ever lived. He ...