John the Apostle’s fate was nearly opposite that of his brother, James. While James was the first disciple of Jesus to be martyred, John would be the last to die, possibly in exile on the aisle ...

James was a colorful character among the Twelve Disciples. He had a temperamental character and, at times, overreacted in ...

For more than 1,500 years Catholics have made pilgrimage to Rome's Santi Apostoli Church to venerate two apostles, St. Philip and St. James the Younger - who is said to have been Jesus' brother.

As in all things, when we read a pas-sage presented to us in the Lectionary from the holy Gospel, we need to place it into ...