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Pope Francis prayed before a relic of St. Therese of Lisieux at the beginning of his general audience in St. Peter's Square, and shortly before going to the hospital for an abdominal surgery, on June 7, 2023.

Pope Francis prayed with relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux before surgery

Jun 7, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

One of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery was to pray before a relic of St. Thérèse of... Read more

The backyard of St. Thérèse’s childhood home in Lisieux, France.

House of saints: Visiting St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s home has inspired conversions

Oct 1, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Scenes from St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s autobiography “Story of a Soul” come alive when walking through her childhood home in... Read more

A Vatican tapestry of Louis and Zelie Martin, who were canonized on Oct. 18, 2015 in St. Peter's Square.

St. Therese of Lisieux's parents inspired this drug rehab project

Dec 20, 2017

A project to end the drug scourge in Uruguay has drawn inspiration from the parents of the “Little Flower” Saint... Read more

A tapestry of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, hanging in St. Peters Square Oct. 16, 2015, in preparation for their canonization on Sunday.

The miracle behind the canonization of the parents of St Therese of Lisieux

Oct 17, 2015

Seven-year-old Carmen has an extraordinary story. Because of her Blessed Louis Martin and Zelie Guerin, the parents of Saint Therese... Read more

Relics of St. Therese of Lisieux and her parents Louis and Zelie Martin 1 at St. Mary Major`s Basilica in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2015.

Why one Irish archbishop has a special devotion to the Little Flower family

Oct 16, 2015

As members of one Martin family are about to be canonized on Sunday, another Martin family prepares to celebrate in... Read more