The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's secret to maintaining a happy and healthy tree. It promotes fruit production and new growth, keeps the tree at a manageable size, and enhances overall ...

Jesus has established the foundation of his new family: listening to God’s word and doing his will (Mk 3:34). Now, he tells the parable of the Sower to those “inside” his family—his disciples—to ...

The title of the film, referencing the sacred fig tree that spreads by choking another, serves as a potent metaphor for the suffocating theocratic regime in Iran. Rasoulof’s bold decision to ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his yearlong jubilee catechesis series on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” emphasizing that those who trust in God have no reason to fear. “The presence of the ...

Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — he went by another title in his mother tongue that’s nothing like today’s iteration ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...

A reader shared the following Facebook post (archived) with the question: "Is this meme accurate about Octavia Butler's book 'Parable of the Sower' and predicting the recent LA fires with a new ...

In the wake of the fires, social media users have called back to Parable of the Sower — which takes an excerpt from the Bible’s story of the same name, where Jesus tells of a farmer who plants ...