St. Polycarp was one of the immediate disciples of the Apostles, in particular St. John the Evangelist. He embraced Christianity very young and was named bishop of Smyrna. He was greatly respected ...

But woe to him by whom the name of the Lord is blasphemed (Isaiah 52:5)!" St. Polycarp of Smyrna, "Letter to the Philadelphians" c. 135 A.D. "In Genesis it says, `And God tested Abraham and said ...

The nonprofit’s CEO and founder told News 2 he hopes to bring in a new generation of creative minds from Smyrna to the ...

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nissan’s Smyrna plant continues to bring billions of dollars in economic impact to the town and the rest of Middle Tennessee. The plant has helped thousands of people ...

Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, was a prominent Christian leader in the second century CE. During Emperor Antoninus Pius’ reign, Roman authorities intensified their persecution of Christians. Polycarp ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

What a one for the ages movie scene this would have been: A meeting in the very early 1980s between Yves Saint Laurent, the undisputed (if oftentimes dissolute) king of Paris haute couture ...

As a Catholic and a medievalist, I can never resist meeting a new saint. The relic, it turned out, was the saint’s hand, though without any special ornament or reliquary, the ornate containers ...

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Creations from more than 250 artists will be the centerpiece of the 49 th Annual “IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts,” a three-day outdoor event that runs through Sunday in New Smyrna Beach.

One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...

ALSO NEW AT SIX, A WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE WALKING ON THE NORTH CAUSEWAY BRIDGE IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH. THIS HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON, AND OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN AND HER ...