Since Thursday of last week a new Patriarch has sat on Phanar’s throne. He is Gregory VII. From the village of Chalcedon, on the Asiatic shore, Gregory VII crossed over to Phanar in a caïque ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the walk to Canossa, the birth of George Beverly Shea, and the ...

The feast evolves outside of the church to become a celebration of romance and love. 1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV (for the 1st time). 1349 Several hundred Jews ...