Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

The whole nature of Christian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal. The whole nature of Christian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, ...

The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town ...

(Photo: Vatican Media )@Vatican Media Referring to Pope Leo’s concerns about the loss of patrimony of the Church of the East as they have been driven out of the region by persecution, Patriarch ...

Aid to the Church in Need’s jubilee event, which focuses on the hope they seek to provide the suffering Church, falls on first day of the papal conclave.

SMYRNA, Ga. — A train derailed in Smyrna during the overnight hours Friday, with rail company CSX saying no hazardous materials were released and there was no threat to the surrounding community ...

The Greek genocide and the Pontic genocide instigated by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish national movement is a dark ...

At the Mass for the election of a new pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals made “a strong call to maintain the unity of the Church” ahead of the conclave on Wednesday, urging the ...

JERUSALEM, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) announced today that it conducted an unprecedented mission to provide lifesaving ...

Many conservative Roman Catholic Church leaders disagreed with Pope ... Amsterdam’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents during the Holocaust ...

After a short return to the U.S. as an official of the Augustinian order in Illinois, he returned to Peru as a seminary professor to teach canon law, the legal structure of the Catholic Church.