A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to the tradition, Saint Lucy was born of rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of ...

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Today's Object of the Week is a plaque to a religious martyr who suffered a brutal death ... "Near to this place Margaret Clitherow of York, Saint of the Catholic Church, was martyred for her ...

In its weekly voxpop, the Advertiser found out people’s opinions about Valentine’s Day — is it romantic or commercial?

Today's Object of the Week is a plaque to a religious martyr ... Lucy Worsley Investigates'. The historian visited the city's Bar Convent, the UK's oldest living convent, in Blossom Street, which is ...

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

NEW BEDFORD — The beauty of the landmark granite edifice that is St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Summer Street has struck parishioners and visitors for generation after generation. The time has ...

Every Feb. 5, the Church remembers St. Agatha of Catania, a young woman who consecrated her virginity to God and died a martyr’s death during the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius in the ...

The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

The late football star Tommy Burns could become the first footballer ever to be canonised should the campaign be successful. Tommy passed away from skin cancer in 2008 at just 51 years old, leading to ...

The 91st martyrdom day of Sardar Sewa Singh Thikriwala, a prominent leader of the Praja Mandal Movement and freedom fighter, was observed today at his native Thikriwala village near Barnala.

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 ...