Meet the patron saint of journalists
The patron saint of journalists and the Catholic press is St Francis de Sales, whose feast day is today, January...
Saints
Exhuming Father Augustus Tolton
On the morning of Dec. 10 in a cemetery in Quincy, Father Augustus Tolton’s cause for canonisation took one step...
Byzantine Catholics fast for 40 days before Christmas
A 40-day period known as the Philip’s Fast, which began on November 15, is accompanying the faithful of the Byzantine...
Who Was St Thomas More?
Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist—and a steadfast Catholic, a faithfulness...
Who was Andrew the Apostle?
The feast of St Andrew the Apostle is November 30. Here’s what we know about him. Andrew was the brother...
St Barbara Kicks off the Christmas Season
Although there are different versions of the story of St Barbara, Christians in the Middle East and Central Europe still...
Foundress of Tyburn Nuns Witnessed a Eucharistic Miracle
A little-known French nun whose cause for canonisation will be opened December 3 was known for mystical visions of the...
There’s a Saint For Everyone
While it would be an exaggeration to claim that the saints have fallen from the Catholic consciousness, it is fair...
The World Needs Saints!
Most likely you are reading this shortly before, or shortly after the U.S. presidential election. America’s next leader will have the...
