Myriads of Martyrs for China
Through the centuries there have been untold thousands of martyrs in China, and July 9th is chosen as the day to commemorate them, for...
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...
Maria Goretti, A Martyr for Chastity
It was a day much like today, a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and...
Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Zaccaria (+1539), from noble lineage in late-renaissance Italy, was born in Rome in 1502, on the cusp of the Protestant revolt against the...
Independence Day, Pier Giorgio and Elizabeth of Portugal
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers. There are any number of factions developing in the once-United States, but all can be...
Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Thomas the twin
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today...
Thomas, Apostle – Now I’m A Believer
Saint Thomas, the Apostle, is called 'Didymus', the 'twin', perhaps, as some surmised, because he looked a lot like Christ. Whether that be true,...
The Protomartyrs of Rome
The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church - Tertullian (+240 A.D.)
The first, or proto-, martyrs of the Church of Rome commemorate...
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
HOLY MASS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE SACRED PALLIUM
ON METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Friday,...
Saint Irenaeus: Witness to Truth and Tradition
Saint Irenaeus (+202 A.D.), bishop of Lugdunum - now Lyons - in the second century of the Church's existence, a disciple of the martyr...