Events that occurred this week in Christian history include John Wesley surviving a fire, the ordination of the first female ...
Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to make good on that vow, writes Rich Barlow, he should reconsider Catholicism’s ...
96 A.D. "When we refer them to that tradition which originates from the Apostles, which is preserved by means of the succession of presbyters in the churches, they object to Tradition, saying that ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 8. -- Apostolic succession was claimed for the Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Archibald A. Murphy yesterday at the Second Presbyterian Church. It was shown, he said ...
The first Patriarch of ACE was Addai, although Thomas and Bartholomew are also officially listed as the first Patriarchs (see Table of Apostolic Succession below). ACE spread from the Assyrian city ...
The authority of the high-ranking clergy in the Christian church is built upon the idea of the apostolic succession, an early church doctrine that says bishops’ authority has been passed down in ...