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Church has more martyrs today than in first centuries: Pope Francis

On: December 29, 2016

Despite the chronicle of horrific deaths suffered by early Christians during the vaunted “Age of Martyrs” Pope Francis said Monday that the church has more martyrs today than the early church did. In remarks Monday to thousands of pilgrims who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, to markContinue Reading

Rome’s Trevi Fountain illuminated in memory of Christian martyrs

By: Matters India

On: May 8, 2016

In: International

Rome: The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians martyred for their faith. The event was sponsored by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which wanted to “draw attention to the dramaticContinue Reading