On a pilgrimage to Rome during this Jubilee Year of Hope, the experience of walking through holy doors transformed my ...

Local families struggling with food insecurity are getting a little boost this holiday season. Northern Virginia Food Rescue ...

This is not weakness — it is strength rooted in compassion. It is the recognition that America is at its best when it ...

Our beneficent governor has declared the closure of state offices on Friday, Dec. 26, “in order that state employees may ...

To be like Jesus, we should all love everyone. We should treat friends, family, and even strangers with kindness and love, ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

At Christmas, the light brought into the world by a small baby in Bethlehem over two thousand years ago marvellously still ...

It most certainly is a clear command of the Lord that the ‘home’ is to be a place of Scriptural Instruction for children.

The anti-ICE and “Christ in the rubble” nativity scenes are also theologically profound—and fully in keeping with the best ...

WORD ALIVEOn the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, we ponder the mystery of Christ’s incarnation (becoming human). We cannot help but think of the role ...

Messiah sing-along The Academy of Sacred Music will present a Messiah Sing-along at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Hollidaysburg ...

Relief Society, Primary and young adults worldwide participate in acts of service during annual Light the World Christmas ...