Tag: Catholic saints

“False consolation can become a danger if we seek it obsessively as an end in itself, forgetting the Lord"

The Church encourages parents to dress their children like saints to create a deeper awareness of the lives of holy men and women

The two saints were both born in Italy and ministered to others amid the massive emigration of hundreds of thousands of Italians

Sept. 5 is the feast day of the St. Teresa of Kolkata. She died on Sept. 5, 1997, and was beatified only six years later, on Oct. 19, 2003.

The photogenic smile of the pope helped cement his reputation and his nickname

John Paul I “embodied the poverty of a disciple” through his “victory over the temptation to put oneself at the center"

The beatification of John Paul I is an invitation to rediscover the humility that allows the virtues of faith, hope and charity

Pope Francis will beatify Venerable John Paul I during Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, September 4

There is no lack of saints upon whom we can call upon to help us in our very ordinary task of working with our hands in the gardens

The U.S. bishops count a total of 11 American saints who dedicated their lives to God and those in need in this country