The Catholic Church on May 2 honors St. Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his dedication to the doctrine of Christ’s divinity.

Athanasius was born in 295 in Alexandria, Egypt, and served there most of his whole life. He was ordained bishop of Alexandria in 328. Three years earlier, he attended the Council of Nicea ...

His Beatitude Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts and President of the Assembly of Patriarchs ...

In early times, the winning side in theological struggles customarily commanded the utter destruction of most of the ...

St. Athanasius was born to Christian parents in ... When Alexander was nearing the end of his life, he insisted Athanasius succeed him as bishop of Alexandria. Athanasius took the position as Emperor ...

In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose the next pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

But religious leader Athanasius of Alexandria compiled the earliest known complete list of the New Testament canon around 367 C.E. However, some argue that there may have been a complete list that ...

Arius, a priest of Alexandria, believed Jesus was a created being, subordinate to God the Father, while others, like the great Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, argued that Jesus was divine and ...

The Council of Nicaea in the year 325 was, arguably, the most theologically significant and influential gathering of ...

Archbishop Marini decided Mary’s desk should become the lectern, the place used to proclaim God’s word, and where the saint spread ... of Carthage, Athanasius, and Cyril of Alexandria spoke ...