Pope Blesses Statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Pope Francis blessed a statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal as it was to begin a pilgrimage throughout Italy to mark the 190th anniversary of...
Category: Saints
Teen Martyred While Protecting the Eucharist Beatified
A 19-year-old Spanish martyr who gave his life while protecting the Eucharist was beatified Saturday at a Mass in the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona. “Yesterday in...
Blessed McGivney: Model Parish Priest with ‘Zeal’ for Gospel, for Serving Faithful
By Julie Asher – Blessed Michael McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal” for proclaiming the Gospel and his...
Saints! What Our Suffering World Needs Most of All
More than anything else the world needs saints! And that is exactly what God is urging you and me to become. Not next week, not next month,...
All Saints’ Day: History and Traditions
By Paul Senz – The author of the Letter to the Hebrews wrote, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us...
Dorothy Day’s Life Sets Example For Today’s Similarly Troubled Times
By Mark Pattison – Dorothy Day’s witness nearly 100 years ago sets an example for today’s society, according to a Duquesne University professor who is writing a book...
St Jude Thaddeus Draws Immense Devotion from the Downtrodden
By David Agren – Arturo Rodríguez asked St Jude Thaddeus “for a big favour.” A chauffeur in Mexico City, Rodríguez said a relative was robbed and slashed...
Cardinal: St John Paul II Foresaw Challenges Facing World Today
St John Paul II accurately predicted the problems facing the world today, his longtime personal secretary said on, the anniversary of the Polish pope’s election. In an essay marking...
Pope Picks Bishop Semeraro To Lead Sainthood Congregation
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis has named Italian Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, secretary of his Council of Cardinals, to be the new prefect of the Congregation...
Pope Francis: Blessed Carlo Acutis is a Model For Young People To Put God First
Pope Francis said Sunday that the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis provides a witness for young people that true happiness is found when one puts God first....
Beatified Teen Showed that Heaven is Attainable Goal
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Thousands sang and applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified in a town dear to him and to many Christians around...
Pope Hails Great Doctor of the Church St Hildegard of Bingen
Four years after the Pontifical Council for Culture instituted a Permanent Women’s Consultation Group to bring women’s experiences and voices to the council’s deliberations, Pope Francis noted...
