What’s behind the recent boom in stand-up comedy, a cultural sea change that’s propelled the number of local stand-ups to around three dozen from practically none? Constantinos Psillides has a simple ...

For 30 years, Peter Mayer has made a living singing songs about the spiritual meaning of life — and the foibles of humanity.

The best part of the day was not seeing another soul until, on the long trek back to the truck, a couple of game wardens pulled up next to us as we trudged down the two-track.

The music department of First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, will present its Spring Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 18. ...

Of course, just as the bouncer Cornbread guards the door in Sinners, pastors and religious leaders are wise to be cautious ...

Pope Leo XIV's pontificate appears to be one of peace and hope, as he called for a 'disarming and disarmed peace' in his opening address. Shortly after making his first appearance on the Vatican ...

For Tiffany Boyd, “soul gospel” isn’t just another genre ... “But through encouragement and me realizing how being in the church had kept my kids from things that could’ve gone really ...

In his first speech at the Vatican, Leo XIV spoke briefly in Spanish when he delivered “a greeting to all and especially to my beloved diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru.” There, he said, “a faithful people ...

When I go to a concert there is a really high chance that I will cry to at least one song. I was scrolling through my car playlist the other day and I realized there are a lot of songs on there that I ...

State and local Catholic leaders are reacting to the election of the first American Pope. The Salina Catholic Diocese posted online “During his Urbi et Orbi blessing, Pope Leo XIV emphasized ...