He and Silas had begun preaching the gospel in Macedonian Thessalonica, but were persecuted ... 1 Thessalonians, Paul received good news from Timothy about the church at Thessalonica.

In places like China, India, Nigeria, North Korea and many others around the globe, Christian persecution is on the rise. It comes in many forms, from arrests by police to oppression and shunning ...

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Church of ... who persecuted Christians relentlessly, fell to the ground here and rose again as Paul, discovering the beauty and ...