In this painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) the Apostle Matthew is depicted writing his Gospel while being guided by an angel. He is believed to have established ...

Just like St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew’s primary New Testament claims to fame are his call to be an Apostle and his listing among the Apostles. Apart from that, there’s not much said about him in the ...

The Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, like the Evangelist John, was one of the twelve Apostles, whereas the Evangelists Mark and Luke were of the Seventy. The Apostle Matthew was first called Levi, as ...

(RFE/RL) August 30, 2006 -- A Kyrgyz archaeologist believes he may have located the burial place of the Apostle Matthew. Vladimir Ploskikh told a news briefing in Bishkek today that his team this ...

Saint Matthew, the first-century tax collector turned apostle who chronicled the life and ministry of Christ in his Gospel, will be celebrated by the Church this week on his feast day of September 21.

No one likes taxes. But anti-tax animosity was especially intense in ancient Israel during the first century of the Christian era. In the Gospels, tax collectors (also known as publicans) are ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, flew by helicopter from his Summer residence in Castel Gandolfo to Rome to give the general Wednesday Audience in the ...

In the Church calendar Wednesday, September 21, will be celebrated as the Feast of St Matthew, apostle and evangelist. Matthew, aka Levi, was a tax collector, an odd man out of the 12 disciples of ...