Despite reports to the contrary, two Orthodox bishops remain kidnapped by Islamist terrorists in Syria.

Coptic Christians in New Jersey are concerned that the bizarre murder and dismemberment of two fellow Christians may have been an act of religious intolerance.

Businesses owned by Coptic Christians were burned and a Christian social center was razed by Muslims.

Rev. Gabriel Nadaf supports enlistment of Christians in Israeli Defense Forces. For this, he has been threatened by as yet unknown parties. He has since been excommunicated.

Where was God when innocent children were being gunned down at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut? He is closer than you might think.

The Pussy Riot case may test Russia's identity as a state tolerant of all faiths, or only those compliant with the government led by Vladimir Putin.

"Little children, keep yourselves from idols", wrote John the Evangelist. Important words for believers to hear upon confronting Power.

St Luke the Evangelist, Iconographer, Linguist, and Martyr.

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to counter what it describes as a vicious campaign against its churches and clerics. Thousands of Russians are rising in support of two women jailed for staging an illegal performance in Moscow's largest church.

At the Battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine had his victory and so began a long-standing relationship between Church and state.

Peace be with you.

Martin, born in Italy, was the last Pope of Rome to be martyred. He met his end, due to starvation and sickness, in what is now the Crimean region of Ukraine.

What will emerge from the current darkness covering America and the West? History gives us some clues. It's not pretty.