religion

The holidays can be joyous time, but things can go south very quickly when the conversation around the Thanksgiving table gets a little controversial.

If you're a homeowner, you're probably familiar with the knock on your door that turns out to be two Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) with an interest in spreading the word of God. Last year in August, the church returned to door-knocking, a practice that had been suspended temporarily because of the COVID pandemic. Now, the ministry is expanding with an outreach program that doesn't include knocking.

Today is the first day of Ramadan. If you are observing this holy month for people who practice Islam, Ramadan Mubarak! If you have no idea what I'm talking about--this article may be for you.

All members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend an evening of prayer and support in CNY to honor those murdered at the Tree of Life congregation.

Some think St. Joseph's Day doesn't get enough attention because of St. Patrick's Day. So this goes out to all our Italian-Americans.

Yesterday I set out to clarify a misconception on what the phrase 'Separation of Church and State' actually means and where it comes from. I posted on the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Facebook page in an effort to begin friendly dialogue

The entire nation has been watching recently while the city of Utica has blown up in argument over a Christmas sign displayed at one of our local fire stations. While observing the resulting firestorm, two basic schools of thought have emerged

During the Holiday season last year, this obviously Christian sign went up at Utica's Fire Station #4 on the corner of Shepherd Pl and Sunset Ave and months later, fire chief Brooks got a letter from an attorney

Have you seen that article floating around about Pope Francis historically convening the 3rd Vatican Council to update several of the church's outdated and unpopular teachings, finally making Catholicism more progressive? Well, read some of the excerpts below and then get those tissues handy.

The Conclave has begun the process of naming a new Pope. Once ballots are casted, and a Pope is selected by a two-thirds majority, the ballots are burned. Even though it's 2013, we will only know if their is a new Pope due to the smoke from the Vatican Chimney. Has a new Pope been selected yet? You can check for yourself and see if the chimney has started smoking white smoke yet. Watch the live st