VATICAN CITY -- One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection -- a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified -- has ...
On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Pope Francis celebrated the Byzantine Divine Liturgy and called Christianity without the Cross worldly and sterile. “Crucifixes are found all around ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Belgian police are searching for a priceless Byzantine cross and other treasures stolen during an armed robbery from a cathedral in Tournai, western Belgium. Despite an alarm system and protective ...
The Russian Orthodox Church is warning of an organized antireligious campaign under way against Christians in Russia, after vandals in two widely separated regions took chainsaws to four large wooden ...