Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs. The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian ...

“We are proud to have this number of people from our village who have become martyrs,” he said after his brother’s murder. “Since the Roman era, Christians have been martyrs and have ...

Reflect upon the emotional side of martyrdom with this peer-to-peer video, in which Joel shares his poem about Manche Masemola, one of the Modern Martyrs statues above the West Door of Westminster ...

In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.

On Jan. 27 the USCCB informed Friends of Our Lady of Martyrs, the nonprofit corporation that owns the shrine, that it could ...

Dorothy Stang is considered a modern-day martyr by the catholic church following her assassination in 2005. Stang was killed in Brazil, where she efforted to protect the rainforests and the people ...

Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas 2025: Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas is remembered in India on various dates. January 30th is a day that falls as Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas to commemorate Mahatma ...