June 29 marks the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. The New Testament, of course, portrays Peter as a Galilean Jew, a fisherman, who became an early disciple of Jesus. He is remembered as being foremost ...

This is Italian artist Raphael’s depiction of the Apostle Paul preaching in Athens during his second missionary journey. Raphael lived from 1483-1520. (Courtesy Photo) Appointed by Jesus as the ...

Classics scholar Sarah Ruden says extraordinary things happen when you read Paul alongside other ancient literature. Books about the Apostle Paul arrive regularly at my desk, in such profusion as to ...

Why Jesus Christ chose Paul, until then one of the most ardent persecutors of Christians, to be his apostle to the Gentiles may be surmised, but it cannot be definitely known because one cannot know ...

VATICAN CITY Vatican archaeologists have identified a sarcophagus under Rome's second-largest basilica as the tomb that according to tradition contains the remains of the Apostle Paul, but they still ...

Rock City Church Pastor Mike McClure Jr. of Birmingham was featured on NBC’s “Today Show” this week, talking about his use of social media. McClure, a singer who goes by Pastor Mike Jr. and now has 2 ...

(RNS) — What would a conversation between Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul sound like? The question may seem random, as the two figures are so different. One is the Queen of Soul, a Memphis native ...