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BALTIMORE — A data breach that exposed confidential information about survivors of sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore has not resulted in the data appearing online, according to attorneys for the consulting firm that was hacked.

The breach was first discovered in March at Berkeley Research Group, which serves as a financial ...Read more

Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.

But he’s also another important first, something that wasn’t divulged at the same time or with the same fanfare: the first known pontiff of demonstrable African descent. This is ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My grown daughter has had a falling out with her best friend, and it is eating her up. What is the correct response to relationships that go bad? – B.R.

A: God’s will is for us to live at peace with everyone, as much as possible; but sometimes the door to a broken relationship seems closed ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was excited for my children to watch the SpaceX rescue of the astronauts that had been left in space because I remember watching the Apollo missions when I was a kid. As the SpaceX rocket launched, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Even as a Christian, I have a difficult time ridding my mind of things that bring me down and cause me to doubt God’s power in my life. What is the secret to overcoming these pesky thoughts? – S.T.

A: How often do we notice the weeds in the garden, weeds that we thought we dug up and threw away...Read more

VATICAN CITY — When 15-year-old Maria Izworska from Poland hears the word Chicago, the first thing that comes to mind is “O Block,” the notoriously high-crime strip of South King Drive that’s been immortalized in rap songs and social media.

“I also think about food,” said the teen, who was sitting on the steps of St. Peter’s ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m taking a course in Old Testament studies and have been appalled at the idolatry that was prevalent among God’s people, particularly the fact that the Ten Commandments clearly state that there should be no other God but God. The New Testament says that if we confess Him with our mouth, He ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have a cousin who calls me weekly with a new problem – always a people problem – and whatever the case, the other person is the one at fault, never her. When I try to give some advice, she tells me I’d understand if I walked in her shoes. What’s the right response to someone like this? It�...Read more