The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...
According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...
As every year on the same date, February 14, will be an occasion to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. The origins of this ...
In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Stang, who is considered by many as a "Martyr of the Amazon," a ...
A mural behind the altar showing artistic depictions of Catholic activists who were killed in land disputes in Brazil was covered by the vicar, who claimed that “most churchgoers don’t like to see ...
The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues ... also known as Edith Stein — was a Catholic convert of Jewish heritage. She died in an Auschwitz gas chamber on the same day she arrived ...
St. Justin Martyr Born in Flavia Neapolis (in Palestinian Syria) around 100; conversion to Christianity around 130; martyred in Rome in the year 165, under Marcus Aurelius. Saint Justin Martyr (as ...
Msgr. Roger Landry, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and a board member of Friends of Our Lady of ...
A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus and to, in prayer, walk ...