A stained glass image at Good Shepherd Church in Chilton, Wis., depicts the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the first deacon, by stoning. The feast of St. Stephen the Martyr is Dec. 26. (OSV News photo/Sam ...

Pope Francis will open a Holy Door in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26, the feast day of St. Stephen. It will be the second of five Holy Doors the Holy Father will open during the 2025 Jubilee Year ...

Pope Francis marked the day after Christmas by noting Christians are still being persecuted for their faith, as the Church celebrates the feast day of the first martyr, St. Stephen. “Unfortunately, ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26, Pope ...