Jane Frances de Chantal and her Visitation
Jane Frances Fremiot (+1641) was a beautiful, refined young woman from Burgundy, betrothed to the handsome Baron de Chantal at 21 years old -...
Pope Benedict and Saint Albert the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Saint Albert the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
One of the great masters of medieval theology is...
John Paul II’s Homily on the Hundredth Anniversary of Maria Goretti
MESSAGE OF JOHN PAUL II
TO THE BISHOP OF ALBANO
FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARIA GORETTI
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of...
The True Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease...
Cyril and Methodius: Brothers and Missionaries of the Slavs
The 14th of February of every year marks the great feast of the two brothers which history dubs as the “Apostles of the Slavs”,...
Saint Philip Neri’s Joyful Heart
We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic – the two are not unrelated - of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder...
Saint Hildegarde von Bingen, a Woman for All Seasons
Hildegarde von Bingen (+1179)Â is one of the newest saints in the liturgical calendar, canonized 'equipollently' by Pope Benedict XVI on May 12, 2012...
The Commemoration of All Saints of the Seraphic order
The 29th of November is the liturgical memorial of Franciscan saints. Countless is the number of those who followed Jesus in the footsteps of...
Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Our attention today is focused on St Cyril of Jerusalem....
Saint Dominic’s Battle for Truth
Saint Dominic (+1221) was one of those souls destined from birth to do great things - as, we may suppose, all saints are in...
