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The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

These facts, along with Bowman’s evidence say that, in the end, no, Joseph Smith is not a prophet like the Apostle Paul and his deception needs to be more widely understood and discarded by ...

Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria, visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul ...

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian ...

Paul trembling asks what Jesus wants him to do, and Jesus tells him to go into the city (Damascus) and he will learn what he must do. Many stop there and assume Paul is saved because he believes ...

This is an unknown artist’s depiction of the Apostle Paul being lowered from a window in the high wall of Damascus to escape capture. The artwork dates from 1170-1180.

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.

The period between the two major feasts of St Paul, namely January 25, his conversion on the road to Damascus, and February 10, his shipwreck in Malta, are not just important calendar events; they ...

And when the Holy Bible was put together by a process that culminated in AD 382, the Holy Bible contained 66 books, of which 13 were writings and letters of the Apostle Paul. Syria's religious ...

And when the Holy Bible was put together by a process that culminated in AD 382, the Holy Bible contained 66 books, of which 13 were writings and letters of the Apostle Paul. Syria's religious ...