SAN FRANCISCO — “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ,” said St. Jerome. If that’s true, then lots of Catholics are getting to know Christ very well indeed. In the past year, nearly ...

He was preaching to a bunch of Gentiles, telling them about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus was meant for them too, that his death and resurrection was meant for them, that it could change their ...

With the Spanish-speaking Catholic community in the United States growing exponentially, Ascension is proud to offer the newly-released “The Great Adventure Catholic Bible, Spanish Edition” to ...

Fifty days after Easter we celebrate Pentecost Sunday (Pentecost is Greek for “50th day”), commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. For this reason, Pentecost is also known as the ...

Some Protestants still believe that Roman Catholics do not read the Bible and subordinate Holy Scripture to an amorphous thing called “tradition”­revelation which is not found in Scripture but has ...

If you ask a Christian they will say there are key differences between the Christian and Catholic faiths. And, there is right down to the books included in each of their bibles. It can be the deal ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, March 29, 2026.

In the midst of a busy Holy Week, I had a few minutes after our diocesan Chrism Mass to talk with actress and producer Roma Downey about her upcoming NBC series, “A.D. The Bible Continues.” Downey, ...

An evangelical worshipper holds a Bible during prayer at Manantial Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara.) Listen ROME – It’s no mystery that ...