Saint of the day: San Gabriele dell'Addolorata: Born in Italy to a large family and baptized Francesco, San Gabriel lost his mother when he was only ...
(dc 249) The persecution of Christians began in Alexandria during the reign of Emperor Philip. The first victim of the pagan crowd was an old man by name ...
Twins often share the same interests and ideas with the same intensity. It is therefore not surprising that Scholastica and her twin brother, Benedetto, have established ...
For many years, Giuseppina Bakhita was a slave but her spirit was always free and in the end that spirit prevailed. Born in…
On February 7, the Church commemorates San Riccardo. On the date of February 7, the 'Roman Martyrology' recalls the figure of Saint Richard, alleged king of…
San Pietro d'Alcantara Luis Tristan author Year: XNUMXth century title: San Pietro d'Alcantara place: Museo del Prado, Madrid Name: San Name: St. Title: Holy priest…
The Catholic Church today, Tuesday 18 January 2022, commemorates Blessed Beatrice d'Este. Foundress of the Benedictine monastery which stands at the church of Sant'Antonio Abate in ...
Today, Monday 17 January 2022, the Church celebrates Antonio Abate. Born in Menfi, Egypt in 250, Antonio stripped of everyone at the age of 20 ...
Tomorrow, Thursday 2 December 2021, the Church commemorates Saint Bibiana. A connection that still remains in the collective imagination today, since her name is finished ...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 1 December, the Church commemorates Charles De Foucauld. "Non-Christians can be enemies of a Christian, a Christian is always a tender friend ...
Today, Monday 29 November, the Church commemorates San Saturnino. San Saturnino was one of the most illustrious martyrs that France has given to the Church. We own…
Today, Saturday 26 November 2021, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Virgil of Salzburg. Among the Irish monks, great travelers, eager to "wander for Christ", there ...
Tomorrow, Thursday 25 November, the Catholic Church commemorates Catherine of Alexandria. The cult of Catherine of Alexandria is very widespread; we find her depicted in the Roman basilica of ...
Today, Friday 19 November 2021, the Church commemorates San Fausto. The historian Eusebius, author of the famous "Ecclesiastical history", weaves this praise of St. Fausto: "Yes ...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 17 November, the Catholic Church commemorates Princess Elizabeth of Hungary. Short and intense is the life of Princess Elizabeth of Hungary: engaged to ...
Today, Saturday 13 November, the Catholic Church commemorates St. Diego. Diego (Didacus) is one of the most popular saints in Spain and one of the great protectors ...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 10 November 2021, the Church commemorates Leo the Great. "Imitate the good shepherd, who goes in search of the sheep and brings it back on his own ...
Today, Monday 8 November 2021, the Church commemorates St. John Duns Scotus. Born around 1265 in Duns, near Berwick, Scotland (hence the ...
Tomorrow, Saturday 6 November, the Catholic Church commemorates Leonardo di Noblac. It is one of the most popular saints in all of Central Europe, to this end ...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 24 November 2021, the Church commemorates San Martino de Porres. Illegitimate son of a Spanish knight and a black slave, Martino ...
Tomorrow, Saturday 30 October, the Church commemorates Alfonso Rodriguez. Born on 25 July 1533 in Segovia, Spain, to a family of wool merchants ...
Tomorrow, October 26, the Church commemorates Sant'Evaristo. We know very little about the figure of Evaristo, one of the first Pontiffs in the history of the Church, of whom we ...
The Saint of October 25 is San Gaudenzio. Theologian and author of many writings, when St. Philastrio died the people of Brescia elected him bishop, ...
Today, 21 October 2021, the Church commemorates St. Ursula. In the first thousand years of Christian history, Saint Ursula is perhaps the best known and most loved saint. ...
Tomorrow, October 14, the Catholic Church commemorates San Callisto. Callisto's story beautifully summarizes the spirit of early Christianity - forced to confront ...
Tomorrow, 12 October, the Church commemorates San Serafino. Simple and intense is the existence of Serafino, a Dominican friar who seems to revive some features of the ...
Tomorrow, Friday 8 October, the Catholic Church remembers Giovanni Leonardi. Future founder of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide, Giovanni Leonardi was born in the Tuscan village of Diecimo, ...
Tomorrow, Friday 8 October, the Church commemorates Giovanni Calabria. It is 1900. On a foggy November evening, Giovanni Calabria, a young Veronese student of theology, ...
Tomorrow, Tuesday 5 September, the Church commemorates Bartolo Longo, born in 1841 and died in 1926, founder and benefactor of the Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine del ...
On Thursday 30 September the church celebrates San Girolamo. Girolamo, born in Stridone in Dalmatia in 347 from a Christian family, reveals from an early age a ...
Today the Church commemorates two saints: Padre Pio and Pacifico from San Severino. PADRE PIO Born in Pietrelcina, in the province of Benevento, on 25 May ...
April 29: Catherine of Siena who is she today? Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy, on 25 March 1347.…
San Turibio de Mogrovejo: Together with Rosa da Lima, Turibio is the first known saint of the New World, who serves the Lord in Peru, South ...
Blessed John of Parma: Seventh General Minister of the Franciscan Order, John was known for his attempts to restore the previous spirit of the Order after his death ...
San Salvatore di Horta: the reputation of holiness has some drawbacks. Public recognition can sometimes be a nuisance, as the confreres have discovered ...
Saint of the day, St. Joseph: The Bible pays Joseph the greatest compliment: he was a "just" man. Quality meant much more than ...
St. Cyril of Jerusalem: The crises facing the Church today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy, which denied ...
Legends about Patrick abound; but the truth is best served by the fact that we see two solid qualities in him: he was humble and courageous. There…
Clement could be defined as the second founder of the Redemptorists, since it was he who brought the congregation of St. Alphonsus Liguori to the people north of the Alps. ...
Born near Meux, France, Louise lost her mother when she was still a child, her beloved father when she was only 15. ...
Saint of the day, St. Maximilian: We have an initial, almost unadorned account of the martyrdom of St. Maximilian in present-day Algeria. Brought before the proconsul Dion, Maximilian ...
The next time you recite the Nicene Creed at Mass, think of today's saint. Because it was Leandro of Seville who, as bishop, introduced the ...
Saint of the day, Blessed Angela Salawa: Angela served Christ and the little ones of Christ with all her strength. Born in Siepraw, near ...
Saint of the day Saint John Ogilvie: The Scottish noble family of Giovanni Ogilvie were partly Catholic and partly Presbyterian. His father has it ...
San Domenico Savio: so many holy people seem to die young. Among them was Domenico Savio, the patron saint of singers. Born into a peasant family ...
Saint of the day: Santa Francesca di Roma: Francesca's life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife. She wanted one ...
Saint of the day, Saint John of God: Having given up the active Christian faith while a soldier, John was 40 years old. Before the depth ...
Saint of the day: Saints Perpetua and Happiness: “When my father in his affection for me was trying to distance me from my purpose with arguments and…
Saint Maria Anna of Jesus of Paredes: Maria Anna got close to God and his people during her short life. The most…
St. John Joseph of the Cross: Self-denial is never an end in itself, but is only a help towards greater charity - as it shows ...