Jesus uses the image of the seed many times, with different meanings. In chapter 13 of the Gospel of Matthew, the parable of the sower introduces a series of other short parables, some of which talk ...

Recent decisions made by America will result in terrible suffering for millions of sick, hungry and needy. It's an affront to ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he talks to visitors during his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 21, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) ...

The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path "is an image of the way God loves us," Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first ...

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and for the entry of humanitarian aid.

"But first and foremost, in this parable Jesus tells us that God throws the seed of his word on all kinds of soil, that is, in any situation of ours," the pope said. "At times we are more superficial ...

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in Gaza and for the entrance of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

In his talk May 20 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, the host of the “Bible in a Year” podcast moved a packed audience closer to Christ's heart through the power of stories.

Anyone who reads the Bible has come to know the parables of Christ. These are basically short stories, designed to draw people in using common everyday scenarios so that people ...