Pope Francis this week asked for prayers for his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. “I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who, in ...
Read More »How Christianity modeled care for the sick in the Roman world
Far from being an otherworldly religion, Christianity teaches both the importance and goodness of life in this world. In fact, from Jesus’ healing ministry to the work of modern missionary doctors, a ...
Read More »Ann Graham Lotz seeks prayer for son in ICU with COVID-19
Jonathan Lotz, son of Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz, is hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19. She asked for prayers. “Fifty years ago I could hold my son in my arms,” ...
Read More »Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 99
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 99 after an illness that kept him in the hospital for a month. The ...
Read More »Sen. Josh Hawley calls for investigation of meatpacking industry
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing many flaws in the nation’s supply chain for essential items such as food. Sen Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to begin an ...
Read More »Sandi Patty has the coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, its impact is reaching well-known public figures. Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were in Australia when they were diagnosed with the disease. So, ...
Read More »Justice Ginsburg misses another week, work starts on replacement
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments again this week, as the Supreme Court entered its second week short of a full complement on the bench. Ginsburg’s absence was previously ...
Read More »Beloved Christian figure Joni has cancer again
Joni Eareckson Tada has received a cancer diagnosis for the second time. Tada, 69, is Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends in Agoura Hills, California, also an award-winning artist, speaker, and ...
Read More »Ginsburg falls and is admitted to hospital
Venerable U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after a serious fall in her office. The court made the announcement Thursday morning (Nov. 8). The 85-year-old liberal justice fell Wednesday night ...
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