Early Christianity faced numerous challenges, both from external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes. Among the most ...

Women were also prominent as martyrs and suffered violently from ... her brief diary offers an intimate look at one early Christian woman's spiritual journey. EARLY CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S THEOLOGY ...

Reports indicate that 70 Christians were beheaded by Islamic militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group that killed the faithful is an affiliate of the Islamic state.

In the aftermath of the fire, which killed thousands of his own people, Nero blamed the early Christians, already a suspect and unpopular group. During the subsequent persecution, historical ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...

(OSV News photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters) Aid to the Church in Need's call to the faithful to reflect this Lenten season on the ...