Hero and martyr: St Joan of Arc
For many, Joan of Arc is a legendary teenage war hero. For Catholics, she is a saint. Günther Simmermacher looks […]
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St Philip Neri
A Florentine by birth, Philip was in his late teens when his father sent him to live with the former’s
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Pope advances sainthood cause of Italian priest shot for saving Jews
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis formally recognised the martyrdom of an Italian priest shot by Nazi soldiers after
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St Rita of Cascia
May 22 is the Feast of St Rita of Cascia, patroness of impossible causes🙏
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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
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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
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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
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Sts Philip and James Prayer
The Feast Day of Apostles Philip and James is on May 3.
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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
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