The tension between Roman and Judeo-Christian beliefs led to a rollercoaster of events in the ancient world. From the days of persecution to eventually going mainstream, Christianity went through ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire ... This meant taking a more relaxed approach to ancient Jewish laws about food and circumcision.

Religious freedom flows from concepts central to the Christian faith,” Vance said in a Feb. 5 speech to hundreds gathered at ...

After a long period in which the persecutions of Christianity ... of Rome. This simply brings those into the Christian fold and in many ways, it backfires. So the Decian persecution is very ...

What if the story behind Valentine’s Day isn’t just a legend? In "The Legend of Valentine," award-winning filmmaker Sheldon ...

Photograph by Richard Hewitt Stewart, National Geographic According to a legend, Pope Sixtus II entrusted the Holy Grail to Lawrence to save it from the persecution of Emperor Valerian.