In 325, the Council of Nicaea forbade kneeling on the Lord’s Day and in the ... Standing while praying was the common practice in ancient times. Jews prayed standing in the temple and in synagogues.

Archaeologists in Turkey recently excavated the ruins of a millennia-old city, revealing a fifth-century Christian church with a message that hasn't been seen in over 1,000 years. The excavation took ...

(RNS) — For early Christians, standing was a sign of freedom and Easter joy, because we stand with the risen Lord. Kneeling was seen as a sign of penance. (RNS) — In the United States, Catholics kneel ...