Pope praises Julian of Norwich as example of faith and service
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although she died centuries ago, the English mystic Julian of Norwich continues to remind people...
Saints
St Bernardine of Siena Prayer
May 20 is the feast day of St Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan priest, patron of advertising, respiratory illness and gambling...
United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar
By Cindy Wooden, CNS- Pope Francis has continued his predecessors’ serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical...
Bishop David: Feast of Joseph the worker “Imbues our work and rest cycle with meaning”
Normally when public holidays in South Africa follow each other in rapid succession we celebrate long weekends, just as we...
St Mark Prayer
Today is the Feast of St Mark, who wrote the Gospel that bears his name sometime between AD 55 and...
St Catherine of Siena Prayer
St Catherine of Siena – mystic, Doctor of the Church and patron of the sick, among others.
St Bernadette: The Simple Girl Who Saw Our Lady
Lourdes is the third-most popular site of Christian pilgrimage. And it all began in 1858 with St Bernadette, as Günther...
Could Pontius Pilate be a Saint?
One Church regards Pontius Pilate and his wife Claudia as saints. Fr Ralph de Hahn wonders: Is it possible that...
