Are there any saintly Catholics who lived under Communist governments, died as martyrs, and are remembered by the Church during the month of May? Unfortunately, there is no shortage of blesseds who fit that description. […]
There have been some reports in the news lately about relics arriving on U.S. soil. On April 3, a relic of Blessed Carlos Acutis, the first millennial to be beatified, arrived in New York. The […]
Are certain qualities common among the saints of certain nations? To ask the question might seem to undermine the very universality of sanctity. Are some nations’ saints more courageous than others? Do the saints of […]
Pope Francis greets families after the general audience on Feb. 2, 2022 / Vatican Media
Vatican City, Feb 6, 2022 / 07:52 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Sunday shared two recent examples of everyday holiness, times when people gathered together to h… […]
Pope Francis at the general audience on April 25, 2018. / Shutterstock/CNA
Vatican City, Jan 15, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said Saturday that it takes saints to reform the Church and for this each Catholic is called to a deeper “secon… […]
We lost the feast of St. Stephen this year because it coincided with a Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, the feast of the Holy Family, December 26. As the Christmas carol informs us: “Good […]
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Liverpool, England, Dec 6, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Scientists at a university in Liverpool unveiled what they say is the most realistic portrait ever created of St. Nicholas of Myra, the popular 4th century bi… […]
St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878). / Galerie Art Praha via Wikimedia (Public Domain).
Rome Newsroom, Dec 6, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is well known as possibly the real-life inspira… […]
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Vatican City, Nov 2, 2021 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Nestled in Rome just outside the Vatican, a small unassuming museum dedicated to the souls in Purgatory displays simple items such as prayer books and clothing…. […]
Spanish martyrs beatified Córdoba, Spain—On Oct. 16, Marcello Cardinal Semeraro beatified 127 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. According to the Catholic News Agency, “The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between […]
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