Millions of viewers of this week's Republican primary debate likely noticed a perhaps unusual commercial toward the end of the evening: an invitation to pray. The 30-second ad featured actor Jonathan ...

I have never been religious in the “traditional sense.” As the first boy in my family’s history to be bar mitzvah’d, I was honored. I was proud of my heritage but the oft-times dogmatic rituals that ...

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the “Thoughts and Prayers” podcast. Several years ...

Dolly Parton’s sister is asking the singer’s fans to pray for her, but then wrote a second post clarifying why she asked for prayers. Now Dolly is addressing her sister’s posts. Update 1:17 p.m. ET, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...