We cannot forget the sacrifices of the countless faithful who bore witness to Christ during one of the most challenging ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

Here are several of those martyrs and their stories, listed by religious order: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891–1942) — also known as Edith Stein — was a Catholic convert of Jewish ...

As every year on the same date, February 14, will be an occasion to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. The origins of this ...

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the date of Feb. 14. There are also accounts of an African St ...

There have been only a handful of worshippers at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs since the ...

Instead, he chose to be a witness to the Gospel,” Tedeschi said. If in the past the Catholic Church identified martyrs who refused to kneel down to false idols, “the idol to which he refused ...

A mural behind the altar showing artistic depictions of Catholic activists who were killed in land disputes in Brazil was ...

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 ...