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The fascinating, free, and faithful Saint Francis of Assisi

October 4, 2024 Dawn Beutner 5

Why do so many Catholics—both those who practice their faith and those who don’t—have statues of Saint Francis of Assisi in their yards? Why would Francis’ hometown of Assisi be considered the perfect place to […]

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A secretary of Padre Pio remembers the indefatigable Saint

November 2, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 5

Most of us know the saints through written accounts of their lives. Many of the saints became saints themselves by reading the lives of saints. In a letter to her aunt, Saint Thérèse wrote: “I […]

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‘We had no idea’: The hidden life of the reputed stigmatist tortured by Stalin’s secret police

November 25, 2020 CNA Daily News 1

CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Sr. Wanda Boniszewska led an extraordinary life. The Polish nun was a reputed stigmatist tortured by Stalin’s secret police. Her spiritual journal, published after her death in 2003, recorded her astound… […]

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Padre Pio: A “Second St. Francis” for our troubled times

September 19, 2018 Father Seán Connolly 16

This month marks the 100th anniversary of Padre Pio’s reception of the stigmata on September 20, 1918, and the 50th anniversary of his death on […]

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A close friend remembers Servant of God Cora Evans

July 27, 2017 Jim Graves 16

Darryl Hickman, 86, was a successful child actor in the 1930s and 40s, working alongside many prominent actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood. He went on to become a successful television executive, producer, writer, and […]

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