He might also be a Christian, but, you know ... made of the kind of moral fiber of the people who went to their death as martyrs. They had been willing to recant the faith, to offer a pinch ...

When a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to eastern Congo, he knew the risks of resisting corruption ...

For the sake of our present discussion, it is on his life—and not his death—that I wish to focus. In the Life of Polycarp (ch. 20), the martyrdom of another Christian is mentioned: So having taken the ...

Portrait of Saint Agatha, by Cariani, 1517, Oil on canvas © National Galleries, Scotland. Source: Christian Art. Gospel of 5 ...

It also matters because these martyrs are leaven there — refusing hatred even at machete’s edge. “Christian faith can ... on some matters of life and death and religious freedom.

Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the ...

Uganda is to repatriate the remains of two "Ugandan Martyrs" who were executed more ... Namugongo is a major Christian pilgrimage site where often huge numbers of the faithful visit from across ...

He might also be a Christian, but, you know ... made of the kind of moral fiber of the people who went to their death as martyrs. They had been willing to recant the faith, to offer a pinch ...