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 ...

An Episcopal bishop has garnered national attention for calling on his clergy to prepare for "martyrdom" as they work to ...

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 ...

By Fr Mark Robin Destura, RCJ The Diocese of Dipolog in the Philippines marked the 378th anniversary of the martyrdom of Fr.

“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.

When on January 20, 1969, Asaduzzaman, a student of the department of history at Dhaka University, was shot by security ...

As a little boy in Sunday school, Bassem Al-Janoubie was fascinated by the illustrated stories about the martyrs of Egypt’s Coptic Church. "Even more than cartoon comic books, the dramatic events and ...

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 ...

The Punjab Government's Republic Day parade tableau is a fusion of spirituality and sacrifice, reflecting humanity and religious ideals. It features symbols like 'Ek Onkar' and depictions of Sikh ...