In this painting by Greek artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614) who became known as "El Greco" during his work in Toledo, Spain, the Apostle Andrew is depicted carrying a cross symbolic of his ...

On Monday Nov. 30, Catholics worldwide will celebrate the feast day of St. Andrew, apostle and martyr. A fisherman from Bethsaida and brother of Simon Peter, St. Andrew is said to have spread ...

Hail and blessed be the hour and the moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God, to hear my ...

St. Andrew's Day is one of the most significant winter holidays of the Orthodox calendar, uniting church traditions and folk customs. On this day, believers remember the apostle who became the first ...

The Apostle Andrew the First-Called, the first disciple of Christ and the patron saint of Russia, remains a symbol of missionary work, spiritual service and continuity of the Orthodox tradition. His ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) –The St. Andrew The Apostle Society will hold its 117th annual Italian Fest in New Haven starting Thursday. In celebrating Amalfi heritage and traditions, the Society will host ...

Just before the seventh-grade graduation at St. Andrew the Apostle School in New Orleans, the students gathered in the library at St. Andrew to walk the halls for the last time on their way to church ...

Get ready for a skirl of bagpipes, a dram of whisky and just about every other stereotype you can think of as Scotland celebrates St Andrew’s Day. In her annual St Andrew’s day address to the nation, ...

Nicki Garcia had gotten used to her routine of taking two of her children, 14-year-old Aleah and 9-year-old Jakey, to their religious education classes at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in ...

CALUMET CITY | The City Council has approved a request from St. Andrew the Apostle Church to use Calumet City streets for the first Disciple Dash 5K run/walk. The race will begin in front of St.

A version of this story appeared in the Higher Ground newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Higher Ground delivered directly to your inbox each Sunday. Noah James, who portrays ...

Jul. 24—Overshadowed by his younger brother Peter, the Apostle Andrew nonetheless distinguished himself as a wide-ranging evangelist who spread the Gospel in numerous nations. The Revs. Terry Pugh, ...