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,...
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...
Blesseds Vasyl Velykchovskyand Nykyta Budka: Hidden Ukrainian and Canadian Heroes
The subversive doctrines of atheistic communism and socialism have infected nations, institutions, media, education, and souls, throughout the world. Make no mistake, as Pius...
Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril of Alexandria
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today too, continuing our journey following the traces left by the...
Saint William of Monte Vergine
William of Vercelli (1085 -1142) was a tenth-century hermit, and almost-accidental founder of an Order, the Congregation of Monte Vergine, also called the âWilliamitesâ....
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More: Men for Our Times
Two glorious martyrs of the 'Reformation' are celebrated today. First, Saint Thomas More, husband, father, lawyer, sometime chancellor of England, martyred in 1535 along...
Saint Paulinus of Nola
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Saint Paulinus of Nola
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Father of the Church to whom we turn our...
