Protestant Christians do not accept these Writings as inspired by God and refer to them as the "Apocrypha". Sometimes this problem is used to defame the Catholic Church. As an example, John ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Are you familiar with The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist? Over several months in 2011-12, thieves syphoned off nearly 3,000 tonnes of the stuff, worth $18.7m Canadian dollars, from a storage ...

So they turn to the apocrypha and the Jewish historian Josephus to fashion what is essentially a coming-of-age story about the Mother of God—and, to a lesser extent, an infancy narrative about ...

Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself, Pope Francis said. Those who preach must convey "one idea ...

This is due in part to the fact that we have few historical sources about her. Our knowledge of Mary comes from the Gospels and New Testament apocryphal writings. The Catholic tradition as it has ...