the first Christian martyr. This prayer is directed to Saint Stephen because he was one of Jesus' disciples and a cleric in Jerusalem. It's recommended that when you say the prayer, you find a ...

so they might be surprised that — a day after the birth of Jesus Christ — the Church is marking the feast of its first martyr, the deacon Stephen. Catholics in Europe — where Christmas is ...

Saint Stephen is believed to have been a Hellenized Jew and one of the earliest deacons in the Christian community in Jerusalem. Accused of blasphemy because of his beliefs, he was martyred around ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26 ...