Andrew was the son of a Galilean fisherman and the brother of Simon Peter. He lived in Capernaum and was a follower of St. John the Baptist before being called by Christ. He recognized Jesus as the Messiah and introduced him to
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend urged the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College to correct a new admissions policy that “departs from fundamental Catholic teaching on the nature of woman.” St. Mary’s College, a Catholic women’s college that
VALLETTA — In a solemn ceremony held at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta, presided over the annual investiture of knights and dames of the Lieutenancy of Malta of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Catherine was born to a noble family in Alexandria, Egypt. She converted to Christianity after seeing a vision and began evangelizing others, including the wife of the pagan emperor. She personally denounced the emperor for his persecutions of Christians and defied him
St. Andrew Dung-Lac was among the 117 martyrs of Vietnam killed by government officials during persecutions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The group consisted of 96 Vietnamese and 21 foreign missionaries; the martyrs were bishops, priests and laypeople. They endured
Born into a patrician family, Cecilia was married against her will to a pagan noble named Valerian. She
convinced her husband to respect her virginity and persuaded him to convert to Christianity. His brother, Tiburtius, also became a Christian. Both brothers were arrested
In a revealing conversation, Archbishop Christopher Coyne, coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Hartford, spoke about working as a bartender, his hopes for the Catholic Church in Hartford, women’s ordination to the diaconate and moving the Vatican. The wide-ranging interview conducted by WTNH
The Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is observed each year on November 21. According to the apocryphal Gospels, the feast commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents, Joachim and Anne, in the
Born in France, Rose-Philippine entered the Visitation of Mary convent. When the French revolution closed religious houses, she returned home and immersed herself in charitable work. She organized a new community of sisters, and with the acceptance of , she incorporated her
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Feast day: November 17 Born in 1207, the daughter of King Andrew ll of Hungary, Elizabeth was betrothed at the age of 4. She wed Louis IV of Thuringia in 1221, and they had three children. Elizabeth was