For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to the very start of today’s reading from the Gospel: “Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James ...

Such glory in the readings today — the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord! Such glory. These readings bring us to the threshold of heaven: to the Ancient One on his throne, the Ancient of Days, ...

On August 6/19 , the Orthodox Church celebrates one of the Great 12 Feast Days—that of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, which is in what is now the territory of Israel. Our Lord Jesus ...

Pope Francis delivers his message in Rome’s neighborhood of Borgata Ottavia on the occasion of his visit to a local parish church, Sunday, March 12, 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia.) Listen ...

Francis closed the 37th World Youth Day with a final Mass, on Transfiguration Sunday, calling on young people to have "courage" and work for an end to conflicts, starting with the one in “dear Ukraine ...