According to the New Testament, Jesus was arrested by the Roman authorities for claiming to be the son of God, though some modern day historians suggest that the Romans detained him as he was a threat ...

Find today’s readings here. “Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he ...

Jesus's twelve companions were instrumental in spreading his teachings and the Christian religion after his death. Nobody knows for sure just how long Jesus' ministry, teaching and travelling ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: What happened to the original 12 disciples of Jesus? Were any of them taken directly up into heaven without ever seeing death, the way some people were in the Old Testament? Or do we ...

Was it St. Peter the greatest of Jesus' original Twelve disciples? St. Peter is certainly the most commonly mentioned of the original Twelve. He always stands at the head of the list whenever the ...