A question I didn t realize was being asked is the subject of a new book by scholar Bart Ehrman In Did Jesus Exist Ehrman lays out the case that an historical Jesus of Nazareth did exist even with a lack of historical documents or artifacts corroborating this Ehrman offered an interview to NPR

Take a few minutes to watch Bill O Reilly interview Cardinal Timothy Dolan about the bishops s continuing battle again the Obama administration Cardinal Dolan seems to suggest that secularists in the Obama administration are using the issue of birth control which is used by most Catholics to furt

Mississippi is the most religious state in the country and New England is the least religious region this according to Gallup s recently released findings nbsp nbsp Gallup concludes America remains a generally religious nation with more than two-thirds of the nation s residents classified as

As Pope Benedict continues his pastoral visit to Mexico bishops in the US are renewing their call for Congress to take charge on immigration reform in light of the severe and inhumane laws that are being passed at the state and local level Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop Jose Gom

Reuters reports on Pope Benedict s upcoming trip to Cuba and says that the Pope is offering Cuba the church s assistance should nbsp it move away from communism which he claims no longer works From the article Pope Benedict said on Friday communism no longer works in Cuba and that the Roman Cat

nbsp I can count on one hand the number of my close friends who attend church regularly even using the most generously Protestant definition of ldquo regularly rdquo The de-churching of my friends includes those from all chapters of my life mdash childhood college and now as a working profes

One of Britian rsquo s most well-known Catholics has expressed his support for a proposed same-sex marriage law Former Prime Minister Tony Blair who converted to Catholicism joining the faith of his wife and children said he ldquo strongly supports rdquo same-sex marriage From The Independent

From Governor Andrew Cuomo s office Governor Andrew M Cuomo today designated March 12-18 2012 as Timothy Cardinal Dolan Week in New York State A formal proclamation issued by the Governor today paid tribute to Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York in honor of his elevation to the College of Ca

An athletic association consisting of private Christian and Catholic parochial schools in Texas is drawing national attention after refusing to grant an Islamic high school membership From the New York Times With 500 students increasing academic prestige and an established soccer team Iman Acade

It rsquo s no secret that young people aren rsquo t as likely to practice their faith or any faith at all as their parents but this trend appears to be growing across large swaths of other demographics as well Diana Butler Bass explores this phenomenon in her new book Christianity After Religion