A historic church in County was damaged in a fire that was caused by lightning strikes, according to fire department ...

St. Rita of Cascia died May 22, 1457. Upon her death, a local carpenter who was grateful for the social peace Rita brought to Cascia said, “If only I were well, ...

St. Rita of Cascia, a 14th-century wife and mother turned widow and eventual nun, sets a holy example of avoiding this trap. St. Rita’s dream was to enter a convent.

About St. Rita. Rita Lotti was born in the 14th century near Cascia, Italy. Even as a child, she wanted to be a nun, but her parents promised her hand in marriage to a man who, according to ...

By Corazon Damo-Santiago The Loti family of Cascia, Italy, “instead of being alarmed, was mystified” at the sight of a swarm of bees flying around the crib of Rita Loti after her baptism at ...

Back in 2014, church leaders at St. Rita of Cascia, on South Broad just below Washington Avenue, unveiled a proposal for a new conference center building on the large vacant lot next to the historic ...

A statue worth about $100,000 that was stolen from the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia in South Philadelphia has been found and returned. The effigy of St. Rita was found abandoned on ...

“We’re coming to pray for Danny Golden,” said Rev. Tom McCarthy, director of the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel where the service was held. “We’re coming to pray for his healing.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A statue of a saint has been found and safely returned to a church in South Philadelphia. The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia says a neighbor saw the statue a few ...

The vacant lot next to the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia Church on South Broad Street was put through a long process of searching for possible uses in recent years.But this newest option, ...

Rita became a name in its own right through St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457). Born Margherita Lotti, Rita was married against her will at age 12 to wealthy but violently ...