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A relic of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, was venerated at St. Florian ...

Almost 70 years after his death, the Solanus Casey Foundation is building momentum to make the Wisconsin-born priest a saint.

The election of Varghese, a queer woman of Indian descent, as dean of America’s largest Episcopal church represents a number ...

Director of Irish Film Classification Office on the magic of scuba diving, being a glass-half-full person, and his ...

Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared his first official miracle, crediting a divine intervention that happened on American soil.

The hospital at the center of Pope Leo XIV's first verified miracle has issued a statement as the doctor involved breaks his ...

The site also houses the relics of Saint Ludmilla, the patron saint of Bohemia. The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, a major pilgrimage site in Italy Nestling in the hills of Umbria in central ...

Plus, local lady switches career from fashion to health care; Neumann wins national recycling contest for second year; ...

St. Francesco Antonio Fasani Feast day: Nov 27 St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo in Lucera, Italy in 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca.

While “The Saint Who Wore Sneakers” sounds like a summer Disney movie, it is a scenario being celebrated at a Northwest Side ...