SAINT WALBURGA: A LIGHT OF FAITH, HEALING, AND HOPE
SAINT WALBURGA: A LIGHT OF FAITH, HEALING, AND HOPE INTRODUCTION Saint Walburga stands as a radiant figure of faith, compassion, and quiet strength in the early medieval Church. Known for […]
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Why Columbus Day Matters to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Editor’s note: every year Columbus Day in the USA is the same day as Canadian Thanksgiving. Thus every year we give thanks for Columbus. “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus […]
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Oct. 13 Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
On this day in Fatima in 1917, it was the sixth apparition of Our Lady, and the Miracle of the Sun took place in the sky before 70,000 witnesses.
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Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican announced Tuesday […]
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Who is St. Peregrine, the ‘cancer saint’ Catholics are invoking for Pope Leo XIV?
As Pope Leo XIV recovers at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital from surgery that confirmed lung cancer, Catholics around the world are praying for him, and many are turning to a 14th-century […]
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St. Agnes
St. Agnes Feast date: Jan 21 On Jan. 21, the Roman Catholic Church honors the virgin and martyr St. Agnes, who suffered death for her consecration to Christ. Although the […]
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Bishops from violence-stricken countries emphasize importance of mental health
During a press conference at the Vatican at the end of the gathering, “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry,” several bishops from countries faced with war, […]
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Oct. 12 Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
St. Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) is commemorated today. Carlos was a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was canonized on September 7, 2025. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who […]
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Carlo Acutis and the 4 popes
Oct. 12, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the death of St. Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who captivated a generation of young Catholics with his love of the Eucharist […]
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‘Lead, Kindly Light’: New documentary on St. John Henry Newman premieres in Rome
A new documentary about the life of St. John Henry Newman has premiered in Rome. The film “Lead Kindly Light: The Story of Saint John Henry Newman” premiered at the […]