Quick: Name your favorite Catholic comedian or humorist. Can't think of one? There's a reason for that. Religious humor can be tricky. Either it's saccharine and not that funny, or it's hilarious but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rachel Held Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, died May 4 at age 37 after a brief illness. Evans had been in a medically induced coma for several weeks and never returned to an ...

If any game has more potential to offend than Cards Against Humanity, A Game for Good Christians just might be it. Inspired by the R-rated “party game for horrible people” in which players pair cards ...

What’s so funny about religion? Publishers with new titles that lampoon the faithful hope a whole heaven of a lot. But they acknowledge that taking jokes about God, the cross, the Bible, sin and ...

Christian comedian Kerri Pomarolli confesses she’s been praying for singer Britney Spears “to get into the news again so I can get more work” portraying the haphazard singer in skits on "The Tonight ...

Joy has a distinguished heritage in the Christian spiritual tradition. It is easy for most Christians to imagine someone like St. Francis of Assisi smiling. More recently, Pope John Paul II and ...

Leah Boyd represents a new generation of women in ministry, bringing a sense of humor and hope to theological debates. Going to seminary was Leah Boyd’s “Plan F.” A music education major, performer, ...

(RNS) — Rachel Held Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, died Saturday morning (May 4) at age 37 after a brief illness. Evans had been in a medically induced coma for several ...