Margaret Mary Alacoque: The Nun Who Saw Jesus’ Heart
In the 17th century, a French nun reported visions in which Jesus showed her his Sacred Heart, giving rise to […]
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St Bernard of Clairvaux: The last of the Church Fathers
More than 800 years after his death, St Bernard of Clairvaux remains a hugely influential figure in our faith. This
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The Song of St Francis
St Francis of Assisi wrote his beloved ‘Canticle of the Sun’ 800 years ago – and it is more relevant
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St John the Baptist: The Forerunner of the Lord
St John the Baptiser announced Jesus as the Messiah and suffered one of history’s most infamous executions. After John had
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St Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Young Man of the Beatitudes
St Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young man of great spirituality and charity, died aged 24, 100 years ago. Frassati was
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Carlo Acutis: Patron Saint of Computer Geeks
In 2006, a 15-year-old teenager died in Italy. Today, devotion to Carlo Acutis has spread all over the world. This
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St Benedict of Nursia: A Man Who Changed the Catholic Church
St Benedict at a glanceBorn: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), ItalyDied: March 21, 547, (aged 67) at Mons
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St Peregrine Laziosi: Patron Saint of Cancer
St Peregrine Laziosi went from being a violent anti-Catholic to become one of the global Church’s best-loved saints. He once
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Sister Mary of the Trinity: The Mystic of Pretoria
The sainthood cause of Sr Mary of the Trinity, a 20th-century mystic who died 1942 in Jerusalem, means that Pretoria
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