“No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one ...

While he lived more than 500 years ago, how Ignatius responded to everyday challenges can help us navigate modern life.

"Though still a virgin she carried a child in her womb, and the handmaid and work of his wisdom became the Mother of God." St. Ephraim of Syria, "Songs of Praise," c. 351 A.D. "There is One ...

The ceremony will be led by Ignatius Aphrem II, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, on March 25 at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, the Church said in a statement here.