St. Ephraim of Syria ("Homily 4," c ... the twelve is chosen to be their head in order to remove any occasion for division." St. Jerome, "Against Jovinian," c. 393 A.D. "Simon Peter, the son ...

Worshippers pray at the Sayyida Zeinab shrine where many Shiite believe Zeinab, the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad is entombed, in Sayyida Zeinab, south of Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 15 ...

A senior administration official said the U.S. hit 75 targets in Syria on Sunday, using 140 munitions from B-52, F-15 and A-10 warplanes. There was no immediate assessment of the operation.

Catherine of Alexandria and Margaret of Antioch. During the Hundred Years War, Joan led French troops against the English and recaptured the cities of Orléans and Troyes. This enabled Charles VII ...