A record-breaking exhibition in Rome celebrates an artist who refused to live in the shadow of Leonardo, Michelangelo and ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.

Saint Catherine's Hospice is seeking 12 special images for its 2026 calendar - with under a month left now until the submission window closes. The charity's annual calendar is purchased by ...

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land. Dating back to the ...

Died 311 A.D. Bishop of Alexandria from 300. A native of Alexandria, Egypt, Peter survived the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian and served as a confessor for the suffering Christians.

Hail, Mother and virgin, eternal temple of the Godhead, venerable treasure of creation, crown of virginity, support of the true faith, on which the Church is founded throughout the world.

A fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west will ... he hid himself in a monastery near Alexandria but became so inspired by the lives of the monks that he gave ...

Several of the most influential Greek philosophers and thinkers are portrayed in Raphael's masterpiece, the School of Athens.