This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...

The Gospel of Luke is the first volume of Luke ... Luke gives a different version of the Beatitudes than Matthew (6:20-23). In Luke, we also get the "woes" of Jesus (6:24-26; 11:42-52).

Conveying his special closeness with those who are sick and fragile, the 88-year-old Pontiff said they, too, can be witnesses ...

For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.