St. Gatian of Tours
St. Gatian of Tours Feast date: Dec 18 Not much is known about the life of Saint Gatian, but we do know that he was the first bishop of Tours in […]
Month: January 2026
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Uganda Martyrs’ Major Seminary hosts formation workshop on Synodality
In continued response to the late Pope Francis’s call for a Church that “journeys together,” the Uganda Martyrs’ National Major Seminary, Alokolum, in partnership with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI), […]
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Jan. 30 Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology has several commemorations, including:
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Deadly violence in Minneapolis tied to ICE agents is ‘unacceptable,’ top cardinal says
Asked about the deadly shootings by U.S. federal agents in Minneapolis, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said the violence unfolding there is “unacceptable.”
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Saint Jose Manyanet y Vives
Saint Jose Manyanet y Vives Feast date: Dec 17 St. Jose Manyanet y Vives was born on January 7, 1883 in Catalonia, Spain. At the age of five, José’s mother […]
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Jan. 29 Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Gildas the Wise (516-570), Scottish bishop and author and sometimes listed as Badonicus. He was born in the Clyde River area of Scotland. After becoming […]
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St. Frances Cabrini
St. Frances Cabrini Feast date: Nov 13 On November 13, the universal Church honors St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian missionary who spent much of her life working with Italian […]
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St. Josaphat
St. Josaphat Feast date: Nov 12 Today, on the day of his martyrdom, Nov. 12, Roman Catholics and some Eastern Catholics remember St. Josaphat Kuntsevych, a bishop and monk whose […]
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Jan. 28 Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor, Memorial
The Universal Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). He is considered the Dominican Order’s greatest glory. He taught philosophy and theology with such genius that he is […]