The Holy Innocents: The First Martyrs for Christ
After the Magi let it slip that they were looking for the newborn King of the Jews, the tyrant King Herod ordered a massacre of all infant...
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by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 28, 2024 · Last modified December 23, 2024
After the Magi let it slip that they were looking for the newborn King of the Jews, the tyrant King Herod ordered a massacre of all infant...
by Tamar SC · Published December 26, 2024 · Last modified December 23, 2024
Today is the Feast of St Stephen, First martyr of the Church🙏 May his bravery and faith inspire us.
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honour in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their examples of faith and...
Today is the Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian. They were third-century Arabian-born twin-brother physicians who embraced Christianity and were martyred in the Diocletian persecution. They are...
by Tamar SC · Published September 16, 2024 · Last modified September 15, 2024
Today the Church honours Saints Cornelius, pope and Cyprian, bishop, both martyred for Christ and his Church🙏
Church / Fr Chris Chatteris / Martyrs / Pray with The Pope
by Chris Chatteris SJ · Published March 1, 2024 · Last modified February 29, 2024
Every month Fr Chris Chatteris SJ reflects on Pope Francis’ prayer intention Intention: Let us pray that those who risk their lives for the Gospel in various parts of the...
By Carol Glatz, (CNS) – The Albanian cardinal who endured decades of imprisonment, torture and forced labour during his country’s crackdown against religion is a “living martyr”...
Feast of St Stephen, First martyr of the Church🙏
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Since the Mafia feeds on poverty and isolation, the response of the Catholic Church must be to build a community where everyone...
By Carol Glatz, CNS – When St John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed “the church in every corner of the earth...
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