Pope Francis appoints the Vatican Secretary of State as Pontifical Legate for the consecration of a new church on the eastern ...

The Holy Family Trail in Egypt is not only about safeguarding a sacred chapter of the country’s history but also about ...

Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist is a central figure in Christian faith, a spiritual beacon who shaped the history of salvation. Known as “the last of the prophets,” he..

The gospel lectionary reading for the First Sunday of Epiphany/the Baptism of Christ in this Year C is Luke 3.15–17, 21–22. We have recently been exploring Luke 3 during Advent, having read the first ...

On January 7, the Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Feast Day of the Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Holy ...

The start of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee is introduced by a somber note: the arrest of John the Baptist. Matthew will later tell the story in detail: Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee under the Roman ...

Jesus claimed to have come from God and, unlike other humans, knew exactly where he was before being conceived.

Jesus claimed to have come from God and, unlike other humans, knew exactly where he was before being conceived.

Every Christmas season, as in every Easter season, I retreat from bread and butter life, including revelry, to retreat as ...

The commemoration of the Nativity and Baptism of our Lord and the events related to them developed over time in the life and ...

Contemporary retellings of the Nativity story often weave together both narratives found in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke ...