Born in Spain, John studied law at the University of Salamanca. After renouncing that career, he lived as a hermit for several years. In 1525, John was ordained to the priesthood. He hoped to be a missionary in Mexico, but his archbishop
Uruguay celebrates beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera, home-grown saint and father of local church
Uruguay's Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera May 6. Blessed Bishop Vera was not only the first bishop of Montevideo, the country's capital, but is considered the father of the local church.
It was a celebration like no other since
Born in Bethsaida, Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles called by Jesus. He brought his friend, Nathaniel, to Christ. He was present at the miracle when Jesus fed the 5,000 by multiplying the loaves and fishes, and again at the Last
A floating monument to Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, made its maiden voyage to Manhattan April 28, sailing forth from Day’s adopted home of Staten Island that afternoon.
Born in Montfort, France, in 1673, St. Louis de Montfort was educated by Jesuits at Rennes. He attended seminary in Paris and was ordained in 1700, becoming a chaplain in a hospital in Poitiers. Louis organized a women's congregation there called the
St. Joseph is a silent figure in the Gospels. However, his actions speak loud enough to compensate for any lack of quotation. As Kathleen Naab de Tovar writes in her essay, “What is less noted is what we do have of Joseph,
Writer Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose turning point came in her childhood. Following a Christmas tradition of leaving her shoes to be filled with candy and toys, she overheard her father saying that this would be
The story of Mexican saint, Saint José Sánchez del Río, who sacrificed his life for God during the Cristero War, has been made into a film titled “Mirando al Cielo.” The movie, which features actor Julián Fidalgo as the saint, is set
In his sixth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. John Newman, who is considered one of the greatest Catholic theologians of modern times. St. John Newman’s turning point came in 1845 when he was doing research for his
With great enthusiasm and devotion, hundreds of Salvadoran families gathered for a March 24 Mass at the Sacred Heart Shrine in Washington to celebrate the feast of St. Oscar Romero, bishop and martyr from El Salvador.
During the Mass, the faithful thanked Cardinal