Saint Hyacinth and His Perogies
Saint Hyacinth (1185 - 1257) was one of the earliest members of the Dominicans – the Order of Preachers - clothed in the habit...
Saint Stephen, Hungary’s First and Greatest King
Hungary is much in the news of late, with current leader Viktor Orban standing against - or at least not kowtowing to - the...
Saint Roch: Patron Saint of Bachelors and Dogs
Saint Roch (1295 - 1376?) - also known as Rock, or, in Scotland, Rollox, not to be confused with the luxury watch of similar...
Our Lady’s Assumption
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of...
Assumption and the Resurrection
A blessed and glorious solemnity of the Assumption to one and all! A day commemorating the taking up of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body...
Pope John Paul II at Auschwitz: Lessons of Kolbe
APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND
HOLY MASS AT THE CONCENTRATION CAMP
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
Auschwitz-Bierkenau, 7 June 1979
1. "This is the victory that overcomes...
Pontian, Hippolytus, Pope and Anti-Pope, Saints Together
An anti-Pope is someone who thinks he's the Pope - or at least who claims to be the Pope - when in reality he...
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 -...
Saint Clare of Assisi
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Hall
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Saint Clare of Assisi
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
One of the best loved Saints is without a doubt St...
Pope Benedict and Saint Lawrence
PASTORAL VISIT
TO THE BASILICA OF SAINT LAWRENCE OUTSIDE THE WALLS
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 1750th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE HOLY DEACON
HOMILY OF HIS...
