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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: There’s a popular teaching in Bible classes today claiming that before we can love Jesus, we have to forgive ourselves. I’ve beaten myself up over sins I’ve committed and have tried to overcome them, but friends say that I must practice “self-compassion” that releases me from the guilt and...Read more

MIAMI — After an Evangelical pastor presided over the unveiling of a golden statue of President Donald Trump at his Doral golf course last week, several Florida religious leaders are likening the homage to idolatry and a violation of the biblical prohibition against worshiping false idols.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday at Trump ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have a degree in art, but I haven’t been able to find a job that uses my talent and skills. I have a friend whose father is a stone artist and has offered me the opportunity to become an apprentice. He can’t pay me a lot of money, but to study under such an accomplished man is hard to pass up....Read more

CHICAGO — The Archdiocese of Chicago removed a Little Italy priest accused of “improper and inappropriate conversations and communications” with children and adult women, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a Saturday letter.

The Rev. Jose Molina had been serving as the temporary minister at St. Francis of Assisi...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When I die, I’ll go to Heaven, but I’m not ready to go yet because I’m on a winning team and working my way to the pros. Someone said that I'd better enjoy it now because in the Heaven I brag about all the time, there’ll be no sports to enjoy, and it will lead to boredom. This terrifies me ...Read more

Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé discussed his country’s ongoing security and sociopolitical crisis, as well as humanitarian and migration challenges, during an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday.

The visit came a day after the first American pontiff marked the first anniversary of his election as head of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Scientology “speed running” trend isn’t slowing down.

Since the first incidents in Los Angeles in late March, large groups of people — some in costumes — have tried to race through buildings belonging to the church in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and countries outside the U.S., even as Scientology’s lawyers...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: We are learning more and more about the dangers of social media. Technology has provided a microphone and platform to anyone who wants it, and listeners tap in at all times of the day and night. Obsession is real, stealing time. Is personal obsession sinful, and if so, how does the Bible actually ...Read more

Shortly after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, the May 8 announcement from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican rocked the world: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — born in Chicago and raised in south suburban Dolton — became the first American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

The ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I try to witness to my family whose history is stained with suicide. They tell me to stop talking about the horrific blood of Christ that covers sin. They get angrier when I turn their words around: It’s the precious blood that covers our horrific sins! They walk away in disgust. When they go ...Read more