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The Didache is an ancient text that discusses issues early Christians faced, and how to handle them. Discover what early Christians believed about the Church's role.

The early Christian church faced many internal and external struggles in the first centuries of the Roman Empire but ultimately prevailed as a powerful institution.

Visit the Great Meteora to see the WW II display in their museum, the grim religious frescoes in the church, and the stunning view of surrounding stone monoliths

The first significant Christian persecution in the Roman Empire may owe more to the eccentric social nature of the sect than their complicity in starting the fires.

The following devotion, adapted from the four steps of Lectio Divina, offers a simple way to integrate Bible and life.

Two holy men influenced early Christians because of their love for others, and it is this love which inspires present day celebrations of gift giving and love

The Byzantine period in Sabratha saw the building of churches from reclaimed classical roman buildings. Many of the city's Christian cemeteries were also established

None of the original books of the New Testament exist today. Surviving copies were all made much later and contain both intentional and accidental mistakes.

Early Christianity focused on a simple message of salvation that was diametrically opposed to the belief systems of the various Imperial religions and cults.

Rome's greatest virtue lay in her ability to adopt beliefs from other cultures. Yet the tolerance which had made the city great faltered at the rise of the Christians.

The mild climate, ancient Celtic history, dramatic peninsulas, golden beaches and great food, plus a bit of blarney are waiting for you in Eire.

Sergius Paulus, Proconsul of Cyprus converted to Christianity in 47 C.E. How do we know? What was the function of the Proconsul? Is there any evidence that this man real?

Religious instruction can be gained from common elements of life like birds found in paintings.

In a country full of spectacular sites to visit, a few lesser-known ruins outshine the rest. Eastern Turkey offers adventure and a glimpse of past civilizations.

In the New Testament, the word heresy has been known to refer to an exacerbated form of division.

Who wrote the Synoptic Gospels - the first three books of the New Testament? This article kicks off our series looking at Matthew.

The destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 changed the direction of the early church and forced the largely urban communities to develop a Gentile mentality.

The Syrian town of Bosra has a history as a Nabataean and Roman provincial capital, an important garrison town and a major centre of Byzantine Christianity

Cuthbert was a monk and bishop who lived during some of the most important and exciting times in the history of medieval Christianity.

For the price of a Vaporetto ticket or bike rental, Venice offers history, local color and the pleasure of exploring hidden corners and seeing sights few tourists find.

Cyprus offers travelers serious substance -- from prehistoric sites to Roman mosaics -- along with beautiful land and seascapes, luxury resorts and Mediterranean beaches.

The practice of silent reading brought about independent and critical thinking and has had profound historical, social, political and religious effects and consequences.

Did the early church suppress alternative forms of Christianity? Were the Gnostic Gospels part of early Christianity? What do the Gnostic Gospels reveal about Jesus?

By studying the Gospel of Judas, we can see both the important teachings of the Gnostic Religion and the Christian Religion the wisdom of each and why they split

Saint Damien of Molokai was a Catholic priest from Belgium as well as a Christian missionary in Hawaii, who lived and died in the 19th Century.

Sbeitla is notable its religious buildings, particularly its rare temples to the Capitoline triad and its early Christian churches

After three years of excavations under St. Paul's Outside the Walls (San Paolo fuori le Mura), visitors to Rome can now see at least a part of the tomb of St. Paul.

Follow a walking tour from below Piazza Duomo to the roof of Milan's cathedral, a Flamboyant Gothic masterpiece whose history dates back to the early Christian Saints

Easily accessible, rich with Roman ruins, Medieval churches and 2000 years of art and history, Poitiers is a worthwhile destination for travelers to France.

Valentia Island in County Kerry as the nearest point of land to America became the terminus of the first transatlantic cable in 1865.

Not all churches want to grow. Some churches like being small. What does the Bible say about church growth and outreach? What are some Bible verses on church growth?

The word heresy has been utilized to indicate sectarianism in the Acts of the Apostles.

Tertullian said that a heretic is condemned by the very fact of choosing their own doctrine when a Christian only received the Apostolic Teaching.

Nestorianism was a heresy that began in the fifth century. At the time, a heretic in death could only receive absolution by the Pope.

Most heresies occurred between the years 100 A.D. to 1600 A.D. The Collyridians were among the heretics

Some heretics had a way of turning Christianity in upon itself in their belief, Luciferans were among these.

Xmas stands for Christmas and represents the Christian celebration in a meaningful manner. X is the symbol of Christ in Greek text, and is a meaningful term for holiday.

How were angels depicted in early Christian art? Why were they used on icons from Byzantine Egypt?

More than lovely beaches, mountains, wine and food, incredible churches and monasteries, Cyprus entices with the amazingly rich heritage of its ancient city-kingdoms.

Pagans observed November as their new year, a feast time, by killing animals. The tradition evolved to St. Martin's Eve, thence to Armistice Day, now Veteran's Day.

Almost all accepted Christmas celebrations are traced to Near Eastern, Roman, and pagan barbarian cultures that were adopted by the Church to legitimize December 25th.

Christians will often point to the fact that Pliny and Tacitus mentioned Christians as proof as Jesus existed.

Tracing the belief differences between Catholics and Protestants to the belief in Sola Scriptura or the Scripture Alone.

Pictures can succeed where words might fail and can make religious concepts more thoroughly and easily grasped when they are used in paintings.

The word heresy was used in later Greek to denote different philosophical sects and parties.

The Sadduccees and Pharisees of Judaism were the first sects to become considered heretical.

Some heretics institute false sections of their own. The word heresy has been utilized to indicate sectarianism in the Acts of the Apostles.

St. Ignatius utilized the word heresy as term of serious reproach.

In Catholic teaching before the Reformation, formal heresy involved rebellion against God.

Catholic teaching indicates that God expects believers to submit their understandings to the doctrine of the Church.