Growing up, I only associated things like prayer and faith with religion. I was also only familiar with one type of prayer: the prayer of request or supplication. I thought to pray meant to ask for ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

Prayer is a powerful tool that allows us to communicate with God and experience His presence in our lives. It is a way to express our concerns, worries, and praises to Him, and to seek His guidance ...

GREENFIELD — The faithful from many congregations gathered on the Hancock County Courthouse Plaza Thursday, asking the community to be filled from the God of hope. The gathering in honor of National ...

What good is prayer? It’s a question many are asking after Sunday’s mass shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc, Mich. And it’s easy to see why. The phrase “thoughts ...

Pope Leo XIV prays the rosary during a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2025, in the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Credit: CNS photo/Pablo ...