She may resemble a Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a baby, but for the faithful, this is a concealed version of Mary and the ...

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a ...

One of the most important shifts in history was the spread of Christianity by the Greeks from the Byzantine Empire into Eastern Europe.

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan's Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll painting of a kimono-clad ...

To join an OCIA program, reach out to a local Catholic parish. If you have Catholic friends, they may be able to help you ...

Too many Christians, tired of ridicule and eager for social approval, have downplayed or abandoned the biblical sexual ethic.

A rare version of Christianity looks to be heading towards extinction in rural Japan. Nagasaki's 'Hidden Christians' emerged ...

Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, have been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine's Monastery be taken over by the ...

On the rural islands of Nagasaki, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns, and martyred missionaries and believers. On Ikitsuki ...

On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...

How is it possible to find such value in a tradition you don’t believe? Forman and his informants have been answering this ...