VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis reflected on Friday on the life and death of Blessed Oscar Romero, who was recognized as a martyr earlier this year, stressing that each Christian ought to be ready to give ...

Certainly advancing some bold claims, the professor holds that the so-called "Age of Martyrs" was, at least in part, fictional. This was the time-frame before Emperor Constantine legalized ...

Princeton University’s Elaine Pagels is about the nearest thing there is to a superstar in the realm of Christian history scholarship. It is largely through her work that many understand the early non ...

An Episcopal bishop has garnered national attention for calling on his clergy to prepare for "martyrdom" as they work to protect the "vulnerable" from ICE. The post Bishop Warns Clergy To Be Ready For ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis marked the feast day of St. Stephen on Dec. 26, noting that the martyrdom of the early Church saint helps prevent the Christmas season from being reduced to a trivial ...

“They will not take me captive or prisoner, or expel me, but [I will go] as a martyr, martyr, martyr. O Allah, give me martyrdom.” So said Yasser Arafat in an interview in 2002, and many other times.

The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk two weeks ago stunned the nation. His voice had already become one of the most recognized in America, especially among young people. Yet Charlie was not killed ...