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The apostles preached the Gospel all across the ancient world, but for the Apostle to the Gentiles, political status and cosmopolitan sensibilities were needed.

Why Jesus Christ chose Paul, until then one of the most ardent persecutors of Christians, to be his apostle to the Gentiles may be surmised, but it cannot be definitely known because one cannot ...

MISSIONARIES Like the other early Christian missionaries, Paul initially directed his preaching to the Jews, but later he focused predominantly on the "gentiles." ...

At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of the apostle to the Gentiles.

Sunday Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Jersey City on Aug. 27, 2023. (Silvia Falcon photo) ...

The recent conclave and election of a new Pope drew the world’s attention to the papacy, the oldest, continuously existing, “as well as arguably the most ...

Karen Armstrong's St Paul The Misunderstood Apostle enters confidently into this contested terrain and develops a compelling interpretation of the importance of this most prominent of early ...

As apostle to the Gentiles, Paul thought it was his duty to rescue as many idolatrous non-Jews as possible from being condemned at Christ’s imminent return in glory and judgment.

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.