When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

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Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire may contain 'historical evidence' about Jesus Christ. The ...

He was later elected archbishop of Mardine during the Synod of Armenian Bishops held in Rome in 1911. Following the great persecution of Armenians in the country with the outbreak of World War I ...

The Annals by Tacitus, composed just 91 years after the death of Jesus, provide according to some invaluable data about his ...

One key example: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which carry the story of Jesus’ followers forward after his ...

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on April 10 again denounced the religious persecution carried out by Russia in the occupied ...

These are the cowardly acts of authoritarians who differ from Putin not in their nature but only in their extent. They ...

Acutis’ heart has been preserved at a dedicated altar in another Assisi church; it will be taken to Rome for the canonization ...

and bishops who plan to pass through the jubilee Holy Doors and visit the tombs of apostles and martyrs in Rome over the next few days. In his message, the Holy Father encouraged participants to c ...

He made his first appearance before the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I on March 14, where he was informed of his charges and rights under the ICC Rome Statute. The Duterte administration’s drug war ...