This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

As a Catholic, Vance said, the criticism left him “heartbroken.” Then he hit out at the church for its role in garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts to serve immigrants over ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

The same day, a Catholic church in Liushi, Yueqing County, Wenzhou ... One church had their sign taken down, and another's cross was covered. On Tuesday, the cross on the steeple at Baixi Christian ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232. "Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the ...

The brick walls of Guardian Angels Catholic Church have protected its parishioners from the elements for 125 years. “The skin of the church is peeling off like a bad sunburn,” said the Rev. Paul ...

"There were boiler issues. There were roof issues. There were plumbing issues. There were air conditioning issues," said ...

A lightning strike destroyed the steeple of Hoquiam’s Saron Lutheran First Presbyterian Church in Hoquiam early Wednesday morning. Pieces of the steeple, built in 1928, were found more than a ...

By Mollee Francisco  These are two birthday cakes you don’t want to stand too close to when all the candles are lit. Two of the town’s oldest organized churches celebrate 150 years in ...

Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would ... the state of the Catholic Church there. A cross containing dirt stained ...

WATERBURY – Abby Casper scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half as Northwest Catholic beat previously unbeaten Holy Cross 64-53 Monday night in a battle between two of the state’s top gi ...