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St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female ...
The example of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui shows us how to live for Christ: by dedicating ourselves to prayer, the poor and ...
An icon venerated at the Chapel of Our Lady of Damascus in Birgu has been confirmed to be much older than previously believed ...
The next day, the hand is sometimes taken to St Joseph's RC Church Brindle, and worshippers there retrace Arrowsmith's last ...
July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church, but to ...
It is from the icon of Agios Georgios that this myth came about. The icon depicts the Saint as an equestrian slaying the dragon with the princess in the background. The first iconographers of Saint ...
Father McMichael suggested the Martyrs of Damascus extend a call to action for today’s faithful: “(T)hese 11 men gave up their lives for refusing to renounce their faith. During his homily at the ...
Perhaps one holy icon could bless a whole printed leaf – the many in the One. Not all of Koering’s iconophages are equally interesting. Despite the presence of an 18th-century Austrian wooden ...
An 18th-century AD icon of St. George, a patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Portugal and Russia, can likewise be found there. Relic ...
French Martyrs of Compiègne declared saints. CBCP News; December 22, 2024; 2 minute read; BLESSED Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794.
St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere. Thursday, June 19, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...