Saints

Servant of God, Jeanne Le Ber (1688 - 1711) could easily be, some day, the patron saint of adorers. Her love for the Eucharist...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE St. Peter's Square Wednesday, 30 March 2011 Saint Alphonsus Liguori Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to present to you the figure of a...

When we read the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) he at first glance seems to belong more to the early days of...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 21 June 2006 James, the Greater Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are continuing the series of portraits of the Apostles chosen directly by Jesus...

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 27 October 2010   Saint Bridget of Sweden Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the eve of the Great Jubilee in anticipation of the...

BENEDICT XVI ANGELUS Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 22 July 2012   Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Word of God this Sunday presents us once again with a fundamental, ever fascinating theme...

It was on this day in a Parisian summer in 1794 that sixteen female members of the Carmelite Order, located at Compiègne – one...

Throughout my life, I often witnessed my father turn to the Blessed Mother in prayer. It was not something he did only in moments of fear or uncertainty—it was a relationship that seemed to accompany him through every season of his life. Even in his youth.

(The young Josef Ratzinger completed his doctorate on the thought of Saint Bonaventure, and his devotion is evinced by his giving not just one,...

A true saint for our times is the one we celebrate today - Camillus de Lellis (+1614) (we will follow the Canadian calendar, and...