Philo of Alexandria (Φίλων ο Αλεξανδρεύς), a philosopher contemporary of Jesus, was one of the most important intellectual figures of the ancient world, influencing Christians and Jews with the ideas of Hellenism.
Philo (c. 20 BC–50 AD), a Hellenistic Jewish...
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon, June 4. The forty-minute discussion focused heavily on protecting Christian communities across the Middle East and safeguarding freedom of worship in...
In a sobering address at the United Nations in Geneva, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer, issued a stark warning: Christians remain the most persecuted religious community on the planet.
Speaking at the "Standing with Persecuted Christians" event...
The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history when people were afraid of telling others that they believed in this new religion.
The fish (ichthys)...
Archaeologists working in northern Iraq say new evidence strengthens the view that Christians and Zoroastrians coexisted in Mesopotamia during the fifth century. Findings from the Gird-î Kazhaw site in the Shahrizor Plain point to a landscape where two major...
US Vice President JD Vance visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the sprawling 12th-century basilica in the Old City of Jerusalem, where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, died, and resurrected.
The Vice President’s visit was part of his trip...
The ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest human achievements in antiquity. It was a vast collection of knowledge from countless and varied sources and contained tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of scrolls. For this...
Greece and Christians throughout the world mark the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross celebrated each year on September 14th.
The Feast commemorates the discovery of the True Cross. Legend holds that the relic was...
Today, Greece is full of churches, crosses, and biblical iconography. Of course, it was not always like this. Throughout most of antiquity, the people of Greece worshipped their pantheon of pagan gods. How did this change? How did Christianity...
The Vatican has authorized the first LGBT Christian pilgrimage to Rome on September 6th during the Jubilee of 2025. Italian bishops, the Society of Jesus, and the holy institution authorized the pilgrimage titled, "Church, a Home for All: LGBT+...
