Catholic here, just wanted to chime in with a few notes: the Bible is very hard to read because it's not even a single "book"..

It's a collection of books called the Biblical Canon and has been written by many authors, over the vast period of times for nearly 2000 years. Further, it contains many genres and verses with plenty of parables; So think of it more as a compiled library.

If you would like to read it on your own, I recommend selecting a translation that is easier to understand.

My favorite one is of course the Word on Fire Bible [1], though it's not a full Bible yet, the Gospels, Acts, letters and Revelation are already included and other volumes are coming; that should be enough to get you started at least.

Good luck!

[1] https://www.wordonfire.org/bible/

P.S Anyone is welcome to read it regardless of their spiritual outlook. Same goes for attending Mass or accessing various Church services and programs.

It's quite unfortunate that this is the case. You can't really understand the modern western world in any meaningful way unless you know at the very least the gist of the Biblical narrative and Christian history.