Polycarp, known for his unwavering faith, was arrested around 155 CE and brought before the proconsul of Asia.

Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...

On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing 44 and wounding 126. Undoubtedly, the volunteer “martyrs” thought they were on a mission so ...

Explore the legend of St. Valentine and the origins of Valentine’s Day in Pastor Rod Anderson’s Spiritual Connections column ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus and to, in prayer, walk ...

The father of Sam Lilley, a pilot killed in the Washington, D.C. crash, says his son was a devout Christian, declaring he is ...

Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the “Georgia Martyrs” for decades.

Martyrs for the Gospel and for the sacrament of marriage Father de Corpa had angered Juanillo, a Christian convert and ... pursued an investigation into the death of the five Franciscans when ...

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin' portrays a real-life minister martyred for standing up for his beliefs, but critics including his descendants say it hides a political message The post Film about ...

Aline Minani holds a photo of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a Congolese man killed for fighting corruption in 2007, and whose beatification was approved by Pope Francis, in Goma, Democratic ...

In the conflict-battered Goma, where years of war have increased desperation and corruption, Kositi’s designation as a martyr has eased some of the pain caused by his death. “Floribert was ...