The cat world will spend the weekend looking for its top dog.
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SEATTLE It was a personal experience that first exposed Dr. Christine Cofer to palliative medicine.
We all know we are an obese nation, constantly worrying about what we eat and eating all the wrong things anyway.
WASHINGTON More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms.
It’s been a challenging 2009 for many, and with Thanksgiving just around the corner we wonder what you’re especially thankful for this year.
MINNEAPOLIS A fracture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America became a real possibility Wednesday with the announcement by dissidents they will have a new Lutheran denomination ready for launch by August. That marks a speed-up in plans by Lutherans who oppose the ELCA's decision to allow gay clergy to be pastors.
Tree houses in a simulated rain forest are just one of the fun features that await thousands of Catholic youth attending a national conference next week in Kansas City, Mo.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard said he will continue to hold weekly prayer meetings at his home, three years after he was ousted from the church he founded amid a scandal involving a male prostitute and drug use.
It's been a good year for J.I. Packer, one of the world's best-known theologians. In March, the Anglican pastor and Regent College professor won Bible of the Year and Book of the Year honors for editing the English Standard Version Study Bible. He also released two of his own books - "Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight," in June, and a yearlong devotional using his seminal work, "Knowing God," due out later this month.
Voices of faith: Should antiquated scriptural injunctions be changed to suit modern society?
MILWAUKEE More than 100 people gathered outside Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on Friday, and led by a veteran of the civil rights movement, raised their voices in a prayer for the passage of health care reform.
When your fourth-grader complains about homework, it's not just empty whining. Homework for fourth-graders is more difficult.
Q: A long-distance relative has a child with physical and mental disabilities. How do you prepare your children for their first visit over the holidays?
BALTIMORE The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.
BALTIMORE Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.
Dear Mr. Dad: My 9-year-old son has no interest in practicing sports. He says he wants to play in games but cringes whenever I mention that he need to go to practices too. I've been frustrated at his lack of interest and want to encourage him, but I don't want to turn him off of sports. How can I approach this situation?
Q: My husband and I each have children from previous marriages and now have twin toddlers of our own. My daughter, age 10, lives with us but also spends time with her dad, while my bonus son, Billy, 11, lives with his mother in another state. Our toddlers adore their older siblings. How do I explain to the little ones where their half-brother and half-sister are when they aren't with us?
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