As Pope Benedict XVI announced the ascendance of four new saints, a look back at how the guiding lights of the Catholic faith are identified
Called Out Of Darkness: A Spiritual ConfessionBy Anne RiceKnopf; 245 pp.
"Hamlet 2." Are you laughing yet?
On a rainy evening in December in the upstate South Carolina town of Greer, as his once-languishing campaign was clawing its way back into contention, John McCain hosted a town hall meeting at a diner called Pete's Drive-In.
Ten years ago, David Jeselsohn bought a curious artifact. Now it's the talk of both theology and biblical scholars
If you want to understand who Thomas Jefferson was -- third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence -- visit Monticello, his majestic mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The U.S. Army's official history of the Iraq war shows military chiefs made mistake after mistake in the early months of the conflict.
Good morning. It's good to be home on this Father's Day with my girls, and it's an honor to spend some time with all of you today in the house of our Lord.
The new Da Vinci Code flick cannot shoot inside any of Rome's Catholic sites
The Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated
As Pope Benedict XVI announced the ascendance of four new saints, a look back at how the guiding lights of the Catholic faith are identified
Called Out Of Darkness: A Spiritual ConfessionBy Anne RiceKnopf; 245 pp.
"Hamlet 2." Are you laughing yet?
On a rainy evening in December in the upstate South Carolina town of Greer, as his once-languishing campaign was clawing its way back into contention, John McCain hosted a town hall meeting at a diner called Pete's Drive-In.
Ten years ago, David Jeselsohn bought a curious artifact. Now it's the talk of both theology and biblical scholars
If you want to understand who Thomas Jefferson was -- third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence -- visit Monticello, his majestic mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The U.S. Army's official history of the Iraq war shows military chiefs made mistake after mistake in the early months of the conflict.
Good morning. It's good to be home on this Father's Day with my girls, and it's an honor to spend some time with all of you today in the house of our Lord.
The new Da Vinci Code flick cannot shoot inside any of Rome's Catholic sites
The Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated
When is the last time you watched a mindless movie that had no redeeming value for you intellectually, but all it did was make you laugh?
The ever more pastoral Pope summons healing and unity in his homily at St. Patrick's Cathedral
Pope Benedict's first trip to the United States as pope begins Tuesday -- a five-day visit to Washington and New York, including a speech at the United Nations
Exercise caution while you practice devotion.
After forsaking her vampire character for religious writing, the author reveals that she'll write one more installment of her popular series of novels
Q&A: The Anglican Bishop of Durham argues that Biblical teaching on the afterlife has been distorted
The Pope has revised a section of the old Latin liturgy that castigated the Jews. But it still calls for their conversion. Jewish leaders are up in arms
Gordon Hinckley, the longtime head of the Mormon Church who died Sunday, had much to do with moving Mormonism closer to the mainstream
Friends and loved ones of Brad Renfro gathered in North Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday night to remember the Client actor, who died Jan. 15 at age 25.
A Jerusalem conference convened by a Princeton theologian reexamines claims that the body of Christ was buried on Earth
Stranded in the snowy California woods for three days after losing their way while searching for a Christmas tree, a father and his three children fashioned a "Help" sign out of twigs on a nearby unpaved road, according to the helicopter pilots who found them.
During the 1960 presidential election, Theodore Sorensen helped then-Sen. John F. Kennedy draft a speech addressing Kennedy's Catholicism and the separation between church and state. At the time, many questioned whether Kennedy, who would go on to become the nation's first Roman Catholic president, would be influenced by the Catholic church.
"Peace for all believers," the congregation at the Sacred Heart church in Eastern Baghdad sings, as the Patriarch, Emmanuel III Delly, holds a heavy cross in his hands, his eyes closed.
Some Christian congregations, particularly in lower income, urban areas, are turning to an unlikely source for help -- the Church of Scientology.
Venezuela's Maria Lionza religious cult offers an indigenous challenge to traditional Catholicism
The polygamist "prophet" is found guilty of accessory to rape, a victory for a novel legal tactic focusing on child abuse
Prince Harry led tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales on the 10th anniversary of her death, describing her as "the best mother in the world" in a speech at a memorial service.
When it comes to those they most admire, young people do not look chiefly to the worlds of music, today's wars or history. Instead, they turn to their own families.
PAU, France -- No matter who wins this race, it seems destined to go down as the Tour dominated by talk of Alexandre Vinokourov's blood.
Tired of being seen by religious voters as too secular or even hostile toward religion, the Democratic Party and its presidential candidates have launched an all-out effort to win their votes.
Non-Catholics who are up in arms of the proclamation by Pope Benedict XVI that the only true church in the world is that of Catholicism shouldn't even bother getting upset. Just chalk it up to an old man trying to get a little attention.
In another 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a Texas double murderer whose attorneys argue he is so mentally ill he doesn't understand his punishment.
Less than a month since Tammy Faye Messner announced that her "doctors have stopped trying to treat the cancer" that has spread through her system, she says, "I have really wonderful days, and I have really bad days."
The Rev. Jerry Falwell is dead at 73. Ron Godwin, executive vice president of Falwell's Liberty University, said Falwell had "a history of heart challenges" and was found unresponsive Tuesday at the university.
When did it come to the point that being a Christian meant caring about only two issues, abortion and homosexuality?
I am a scientist and a believer, and I find no conflict between those world views.
1. Idle thought: Does Disney get a royalty every time the phrase "Cinderella" is used during March Madness? If so, the Mouse might soon own CBS in addition to ESPN.
The minister has the number 666 tattooed on his arm.
A movie about the birth of Jesus Christ made its world premiere Sunday at the Vatican, the first time a feature film debuted here.
The life of Jesus has always provided controversial subject matter for filmmakers.
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to cast aside centuries of Catholic belief this week by abolishing formally the concept of limbo. Today The Briefing Room takes a look at a move that theologians suggest could save the souls of millions.
Joana crawled toward me on her skeletal elbows and knees, each movement a painful reminder of the fact that she was dying.
Ron Howard had an interesting point.
China's official Roman Catholic church has hardened its position on the film "The Da Vinci Code," saying it will tell followers to boycott the movie as immoral and offensive, the government's news agency reported.
The long-awaited movie version of Dan Brown's best-seller "The Da Vinci Code" is entering the world to disapproval.
A mixture of fiction, fact and faith, "The Da Vinci Code" has made its worldwide film debut, opening the Cannes Film Festival -- but while the book was a mega-selling hit, the critics largely panned the cinematic version.
A man, accompanied by two others, entered a Nazareth church Friday and began throwing firecrackers, an Israeli police spokesman said.
Many entrepreneurs start companies to get rich. Some want to be famous. Others just can't work for anyone else. Bart Azzarelli, 57, launched his Florida pipeline-construction company because, he says, God told him to.
Many entrepreneurs start companies to get rich. Some want to be famous. Others just can't work for anyone else. Bart Azzarelli, 57, launched his Florida pipeline-construction company because, he sa...
Many entrepreneurs start companies to get rich. Some want to be famous. Others just can't work for anyone else. Bart Azzarelli, 57, launched his Florida pipeline-construction company because, he says, God told him to. Azzarelli's organizational chart shows God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit at the helm of Dallas1 Construction & Development, a Tampa-based business that grossed $27 million last year. The title on his business card is AMBASSADOR FOR CHRIST. His workers wear hardhats adorned with the fish symbol that early Christians used as a secret password. "I decided that if God was instilling in my heart to start a business, then it would be God's business," he says.
Evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham, said Tuesday that a sinful New Orleans could find spiritual rebirth in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
A new version of the Bible -- which, according to its author, can be read in 100 minutes -- was launched in Britain Wednesday.
Kishor C. Bhatt picked up the body parts of a Christian woman who was torn apart when she was hit by a truck and placed them in a bag.
Have you ever been trapped in a small space -- say, a bus, subway car or elevator -- with a deranged or intoxicated person spewing nonstop, free-associative verbiage in a singsong manner?
More than 350,000 religious faithful -- including up to 100,000 Germans -- and hundreds of state and religious leaders from around the world gathered in the square outside the Vatican to show their support for the new 78-year-old German pontiff, Benedict XVI.
The newly elected Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, was one of the most powerful men in the Vatican under Pope John Paul II, a strict enforcer of church doctrine who earned the nickname "Cardinal No."
"But if there be truth in me, it should explode. I cannot reject it; I would be rejecting myself." --Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope, in 1961
CNN.com asked its readers to share their thoughts on Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
In another sign of his fragile health, Pope John Paul II has skipped the post-Easter Angelus prayer for the first time in his 26-year papacy.
An ailing Pope John Paul II has blessed tens of thousands of jubilant pilgrims and tourists marking Easter Sunday in St. Peter's Square by making the sign of the cross with his hand, but he was unable to speak.
Pope John Paul II, recovering from last month's throat surgery, is expected to bless the faithful from his window on Easter Sunday.
A cardinal who stood in for Pope John Paul II in a Holy Week ceremony at the Vatican said the ailing pontiff was "serenely abandoning" himself to God's will.
A planned Broadway run of the smash London hit "Jerry Springer -- The Opera" is in doubt after criticism from a Christian group scared off a potential investor, producers have said.
Lisa Montgomery is accused of strangling a pregnant woman and cutting an unborn child from her womb.
Wizards, trivia buffs, millionaires and political players all had prominent parts this past year in the entertainment industry.
Okay, you. I can't keep this inside any longer. You and I need to have a little talk about this situation. No, not the fact that your budget got rejected and you have to go back to the drawing boar...
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A national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act.
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There is hardly a more resolute supporter of Israel in Congress than Rep. Henry Hyde, the venerable chairman of the House International Relations Committee.
So much has been said about Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" that it seems a waste of text to further the discussion. It seems that the film is but an afterthought to the hype and implied controversy.
Can Mel Gibson help Hollywood find Jesus?
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TO THE STRAINS of a recorded gospel song, top managers and their staffs intently watch slides of an evangelical mission to Poland. The music stops and the lights come up. Several of the 75 or so me...
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