In many countries, Dec. 26, also known as Boxing Day, is better known as St. Stephen’s Day. Stephen was the first Christian martyr. This is the story ...

. . . it's worth recalling that the Greek word "martyr" originally means "witnesses." Like the Apostles and the holy women ...

Praying the Angelus December 26th on the Feast of St. Stephen Martyr, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the many Christians who are still suffering persecution in today’s world and commended them to the care ...

Quilters start assembling quilts in January. St. Stephen adopted Kountze Memorial Lutheran in Louisville in 2021. Lutheran World Relief distributed 462,262 quilts in 2022. JACKSON TWP. − For nearly ...

On St. Stephen’s Day, observed on the third day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church commemorates the first Christian martyr, closing the traditional cycle of year-end Christian celebrations. The name ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez poses for a photo with Allison Merino, 6, and sister Madison, 8, of Montebello in St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church in Monterey Park on Friday night after a special Mass.

JACKSON TWP. – Members of St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church and Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Louisville have voted to become one. Effective Nov. 7, the former Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church ...