The clear suggestion was that Martin Luther was much closer to the New Testament message than the Catholic Church. But as the Reformation spread through Europe, it was marked by bloody episodes of ...

Globally speaking, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel's more-or-less traditional lyrics (though there are variations) pretty well summed up pre-Vatican II Catholic understanding of the relationship of the New ...

The Old Testament revelation, which the Church inherited ... of the Old and New Testaments, with special emphasis on the mystery of the incarnation, the Roman Catholic Church has condemned the ...

Even secular people generally know something of the accounts of creation in Genesis 1-2. Whenever people hear the phrase, “In the beginning,” most instinctively revert to the first pages of the Bible.

The Catholic ... Church marks the feast of St. John the Apostle, Jesus’ “beloved disciple.” John was a great evangelist and credited with authoring the Gospel of John and three letters of ...