To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings, Pope Leo XIV said.

The Catholic church requires clearances to do anything short of attending Mass. What would Jesus think? My church welcomes people in, and if they want to do anything, a packet is given to them of ...

The Jesuits will depart St. Anthony's parish in Oceanside by June 2026 due to declining numbers, ending nearly 50 years of ...

An essay on lessons from C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" generated a debate on religion, belief, and open-mindedness.

Those of us who strive to be true Christians must speak up now and act to protect and shelter the least of these: our immigrant neighbors, co-workers and friends,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

He bravely decided to forego all treatment and take advantage of assisted suicide offered in California. This decision was ...

Do you remember how every time tragedy struck a blue state, a liberal city, or the LGBTQ+ community, the so-called “Christian” Republicans — especially the MAGA zealots — gleefully declared it a “sign ...

Disdain for most | Explain yourself | Hetch Hetchy. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for July 13, 2025.

Dear Stephen I read with interest your address to York Diocesan Synod on 5th July, and one word leapt out for me: 'final'.

The Patriot Front is the latest iteration of the vile Christian Nationalist movement. These masked cowards came to Louisville ...

In a rare moment of Christian ecumenism, white evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Roman Catholics and Black church leaders ...

The Council of Nicaea in 325, whose 1,700th anniversary the global Church is now marking, was a pivotal moment in Christian history. It was the first ecumenical council, and it addressed a fundamental ...