Pope Francis says Church Has More Martyrs Today Than in First Centuries

Pope Francis says Church Has More Martyrs Today Than in First Centuries

Christian Post—Despite the chronicle of horrific deaths suffered by early Christians during the vaunted “Age of Martyrs” Pope Francis said on the Feast of St. Stephen last year that the church has more martyrs today than the early church did.  His words bear repeating today. In remarks to thousands of pilgrims who had gathered in…