On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene. A priest and religious, he became a doctor of the Church. He’s also the last Church Father. Here are seven things ...

The “Martyrs of Damascus” were murdered “out of hatred ... Allamano was deeply influenced by the spirituality of the Salesians and St. John Bosco as well as his uncle, St. Joseph Cafasso ...

including the “Martyrs of Damascus”, killed in Syria during the Ottoman Empire and symbols of Christian persecution. The pontiff presided over the canonisation ceremony in St Peter’s Square ...

They were killed in Syria during Ottoman Empire and symbols of Christian persecution Pope Francis waves from his popemobile after the weekly Angelus prayers, at the Saint Peter's Square in the ...