According to the Acts of the Apostles, Matthias was the apostle who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after Judas betrayed Jesus. Acts reveals that Matthias accompanied Jesus and the apostles from the time of the Lord's baptism to his ascension and
David Dry shares the life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who will be canonized next year in the 2025 Jubilee Year. Pier Giorgio exemplified a life of devout faith, strong friendships, social activism and rugged adventure. Yet, he also lived an ordinary
Called a "consoling angel," the sister of King Louis XVI decided to stay on the side of her family even when death was imminent for doing so in the midst of horrors of the French Revolution.
On the 230th anniversary of her death
Born in Belgium in 1840, Joseph de Veuster left school at 13 to work on the family farm. He followed his brother, Pamphile, and joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, taking the name Damien. He volunteered for
Thousands of Maronite Catholics shut down the streets of the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl to welcome relics of Lebanon's most well-known saint to their new permanent home in Australia.
Queues of faithful braced the rain May 8 along the avenue where St. Charbel's
"The Living Flame of Love" is a poem written by the 16th-century Spanish mystic with beautiful, fiery imagery to describe a soul's perfect union with God. St. John wrote both the poem and a commentary on it for Doña Ana de Peñalosa,
Have you heard of Saint Luis Cáncer, one of Florida's first martyrs? Kathleen Naab de Tovar delves into the story behind this Spanish Catholic missionary and Dominican priest born in the late 15th century. He shared the Gospel through song and ended
Bishop of Alexandria and Doctor of the Church, St. Athanasius, who died in 373, is known as the Father of Orthodoxy for defending the true and equal divinity of the incarnate Son of God. A man with a sharp intellect but also
A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs of the saint available to the devout for free.
The images provide personal insight into the life, attitude and spirituality of 20th-century
Saint Peter Chanel exemplified the apostolic mission by sharing his faith to the farthest ends of the earth and becoming a martyr in the South West Pacific. A French priest belonging to the Society of Mary, or Marists, Father Chanel was the