The Life of St Charles de Foucauld
St Charles de Foucauld was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1858. He strayed from the faith during his adolescence, but during
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St Catherine Labouré: Saint of the Miraculous Medal
In 1830, Our Lady appeared to a simple novice in Paris and told her to have a special medal made.
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The Peasant Pope: St John XXIII
St John XXIII at a glance Name at birth: Angelo Giuseppe RoncalliBorn: November 25, 1881, in Sotto il Monte, northern
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St Vincent de Paul: From Slave to Saint of Charity
The Society of St Vincent de Paul is active in many parishes around the world. But who was the saint
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St Peter Claver: The Slave of the Slaves whom many loved to hate
In a time of slavery, many people despised St Peter Claver for his ministry to slaves — and Fr Patrick Noonan OFM knows
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St John Vianney: The Devil vs the Great Confessor
South Africa’s national seminary is named after St John Vianney. FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on the life of the patron saint of priests.
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St Anne: The Grandmother of Jesus
She doesn’t appear in the Bible, so what do we know about St Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary? Günther
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Martyrs of Africa: St Charles Lwanga & Companions
In the 1880s, a king in what is now Uganda launched a persecution of Christians. Günther Simmermacher tells the story
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Spotlight on Black Saints
For a Caribbean artist, black saints don’t receive much attention — and he hopes his project will change that, as
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