The saints of the peninsula monastery, Mount Athos, are many and varied. One recently canonised priest-monk, a master of prayer and a spiritual guide to many pilgrims, was sometimes overheard speaking ...

This year 2015 is one of remarkable centenaries. Earlier in the year we marked the 800th anniversary of the signing by King John of the great charter, Magna Carta, in which he promised that he would ...

Blessed John Henry Newman from childhood to old age wrote about God’s messengers, the Angels. In his “Apologia pro Vita Sua,” he even speaks of wondering if he was an angel when growing up, having ...

If you have read the Bible, know a little bit about angels, or have even watched the Netflix series; 'Lucifer', the name Amenadiel may already ring a bell for you. Although, the same probably can’t be ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek cultures, an onomastico is the celebration of the feast day of the saint after whom one was named and baptized. All Catholic and Orthodox European and South ...