The martyrs are a heroic minority ... because who's the first Christian martyr? Jesus, himself. Heroically witnessing to his own faith, in a sense, and against a hostile government tribunal.

The martyrs are a heroic minority ... because who's the first Christian martyr? Jesus, himself. Heroically witnessing to his own faith, in a sense, and against a hostile government tribunal.

“Since the Roman era, Christians have been martyrs and have learned to handle everything that comes our way. This only makes us stronger in our faith, because the Bible told us to love our ...

Somalia is one of the hardest places to follow Christ in the world. That’s why stories like this one are so significant and ...

Christ unites himself to us, both body and soul, and the bones of martyrs shine with the uncreated grace of God while their souls are at rest, working miracles even after their death (2 Kings [4 ...

Msgr. Roger Landry, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and a board member of Friends of Our Lady of ...

JANUARY 27 marked 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland. Catholics remembered the ...

Discover how you could use the 10 modern martyrs’ statues at Westminster Abbey as a case study when teaching pupils about the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for Christians. Explore the relevance of ...

Archbishop Girelli's visit among the communities that were victims in 2008 of the most serious violence against Christians in ...

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 ...

Since Gomez, Burgos and Zamora were priests, shouldn't they be considered martyrs to their faith? After 500 years of Christianity, the Philippines has produced two 17th century Christian saints ...