The apostles were 12 of the disciples of Jesus who went on to spread his message and found the early Christian church. After the crucifixion of Jesus in the 1st century, they split up and began to ...

It is thus scarcely likely that two of them were among the apostles that followed him during his ministry. We thus can’t use the average age of apostles to determine the age of these two figures.

Therefore, Pope Leo argues, the Apostles were reinvigorated with joy. The Ascension should fill us with joy and give us hope today as well. Saint Thomas Aquinas explains that one of the effects of ...

They were unlikely leaders. As the Bible tells it, most knew more about mending nets than winning converts when Jesus said he would make them "fishers of men." Yet 2,000 years later, all over the ...

Later I discovered there were at least seven other apostles mentioned in the New Testament. And Paul lists apostleship among the leadership functions given to the church in Ephesians 4:11." ...

TEACHER: Today, we are learning about the disciples of Jesus Christ. The Christian Bible teaches that Jesus had twelve disciples, also known as apostles . That means they were his closest followers.

In Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve, author Tom Bissell sets off to discover whether the Twelve Apostles were actual historical figures or merely characters in a fictional story.

The Apostles were enlightened through the coming of the Holy Ghost by receiving the grace to remember and understand in its true meaning all that Christ had said and done in their presence. Q. 437.

Photos by Andrea Herrera Grillo The community of Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Turnersville, came together June 29 for faith, ...