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Wondering who Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint is? A Peruvian missionary priest who is a close friend and confidant of the ...
Pope Leo XIV’s profound devotion to St. Nicholas of Tolentine not only reveals his Augustinian roots but also the soul of a ...
The feast of St. Rita of Cascia, celebrated May 22, reminds us of the healing power of prayer, penance and forgiveness — and ...
(RNS) — The story of the Rev. Hilarion Alfeyev captures how a once robust effort to bring Russian Orthodox Christianity and the Catholic Church together has foundered. (RNS) — Diplomacy is back.
He also is the patron saint of sailors. In 1807, Italian sailors took the remains of St. Nicholas from Myra to the seaport of Bari, on the southeast coast of the boot of Italy. They built a church ...
(RNS) — Diplomacy is back. At least, talk about negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war is finally in vogue, as the battlefield continues to tally losses. But diplomacy has casualties, too ...
I think about St. Philip Neri often. I am quick to share the fun fact, with friends Catholic or otherwise, that he is the patron saint of joy. I belong to a parish run by the Brooklyn Oratory of ...
The virtual school, named for the patron saint of the internet, would be funded by Oklahoma taxpayers and incorporate Catholic teachings into its curriculum. By Sarah Mervosh St. Isidore of ...
A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock ...