Oct. 2 is the feast of the guardian angels, and for the entire month the Catholic Church celebrates these celestial... Read more
Irenaeus grew up to write vastly influential documents that witnessed to the early Church’s understanding of topics ranging from the... Read more
The Church commemorates some saints on Feb. 29 — but what happens to them the other three years? Read more
St. Blaise, celebrated on Feb. 3, was a bishop and martyr from Armenia who today is associated with the healing... Read more
History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco — whose feast the Church celebrates Jan. 31 — but... Read more
A chapel of one form or another memorializing Stephen’s martyrdom has existed at the site since at least the fifth... Read more
Crowds gathered in the beloved saint’s hometown to celebrate his life, his rule, and the Nativity scene in Greccio. Read more
For hundreds of years, the town of Montemaggiore Belsito has marked the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross... Read more
Led by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a procession through the streets of Rome took place this past Sunday beginning at... Read more
Trinity Sunday is observed on the Sunday after Pentecost. Read more
The Holy Innocents did not know Jesus, but they died in his place. Dec. 28 marks the feast of these... Read more
Each of the four Gospel writers — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — has a special image associated with him.... Read more
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western... Read more
Oct. 15, is the feast day of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer... Read more
On the feast of St. Francis on Tuesday, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi offered Mass in Assisi in the basilica that holds... Read more
Before St. Benedict left for Subiaco, he studied in Rome, where today there is a little-known chapel built on the... Read more
Earlier this week the Vatican published Pope Francis’ liturgical schedule for the months of January and February, including his lineup... Read more