Hazel Torres
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For this crippled old man, 'no reason to live on this earth' â until he finds Jesus on the road via OM missionaries
An old man walking on crutches, looking for food to sustain him even for a day, with no one left in his family to care for him, finally met Jesus on the roadâand his life was transformed.
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Pope Francis tells critics of his 'The Joy of Love' treatise on marriage and the family: 'Open your hearts to God's truth'
Pope Francis acknowledged the backlash from the release of his landmark treatise on marriage and the family last week, telling the critics that emphasis should be placed more on the intent of the apostolic exhortation rather than the letter of the law.
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Why focus on sin and repentance when God is a God of mercy and grace? F. Dean Hackett answers
Some people, especially the young, are still confused on why people had to confess their sins and repent when the Bible speaks of a loving God who always forgives them when they do wrong.
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Gospel lessons finally bear fruit: Christian missionaries in Mideast rewarded for their patience
Being patient is sometimes easier said than done. Even Christian missionaries whose calling requires the utmost patience in convincing non-Christians to accept Christ sometimes feel let down when their expectations are not met.
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Pope Francis asks: When you give to the poor, do you look at them in the eyes?
In giving alms to the poor, do you look at them in the eyes? This question was raised by Pope Francis during his address to the monthly Jubilee of Mercy general audience at the Vatican on Saturday, the Catholic News Agency reports.
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U.S. public education system seeking to replace Christianity with humanism in schools, says expert
Christianity is eroding in America and the nation's public education system is largely to blame, according to the co-author of the book "Crimes of the Educators."
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Christians gather in D.C., L.A. in 'solemn assembly' of unity to pray for America to return to God
Leading Christian leaders and pastors gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and in Los Angeles City on Saturday to lead Christians in praying for unity to heal their divided nation and for America to return to God.
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Christian girl from Pakistan keeps faith in Jesus despite hellish experience under ISIS captivity
Were if not for her strong and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, this 15-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan says she would not be alive today to describe the hellish experience she underwent as a captive of the Islamic State (ISIS).
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Like Lazarus: 'Lifeless' boy hit by truck comes back to life, injuries quickly heal in California miracle
Pastor Eric Angeles said he heard himself saying, "Llame el nombre de Jesus" over the boy â even though he didn't know how to speak Spanish
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Gospel warms the hearts of Russians living in world's coldest city as missionaries plant churches
The Gospel is warming the hearts of the people in the remote Russian city of Yakutsk, considered as the coldest city on Earth.
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Nigerian boy on Muslim militants who slashed his face, blinded his eye and killed 23 in his village: 'I forgive them'
More than a year after the radical Boko Haram militants attacked his village in Nigeria, killing 23 Christiansâwith one of the militants leaving him for dead after slashing his face with a macheteâ13-year-old Danjuma Shakura has become the embodiment of the Christian virtue of forgiveness.
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Hillary Clinton insists unborn baby doesn't have rights â even if the child is just hours away from delivery
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has backed up her earlier statement that "the unborn person does not have constitutional rights," saying that even if the child is just hours away from delivery that child is still deprived of rights because "that is the way we structure it."