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Nursing patron St. Camillus de Lellis celebrated this week
On July 18 the U.S. Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Camillus de Lellis, who turned from his... Read more
Western monastic patron St. Benedict celebrated July 11
On July 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian... Read more
Pope upholds Saints Peter, Paul as witnesses of Christian brotherhood
Pope Benedict XVI reflected that St. Peter and St. Paul are prime examples of the brotherhood that all Christians should... Read more
Church remembers poet-bishop St. Paulinus of Nola on June 22
On June 22, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Paulinus of Nola, who gave up his life in politics to become... Read more
Jesuit priest St. John Francis Regis honored June 16
On June 16 the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th-century French Jesuit known for... Read more
Medieval reformer Pope St. Gregory VII honored May 25
On May 25 the Catholic Church celebrates Pope St. Gregory VII, who sought to reform the Church and secure its... Read more
Carmelite monk St. Simon Stock honored May 16
On May 16 the Catholic Church remembers Saint Simon Stock, a twelfth- and thirteenth-century Carmelite monk whose vision of the... Read more
Cardinal calls saints 'living' catechesis for the world
The prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, said the lives of the saints are one of... Read more
Future Spanish saint's intercession cured 3-year-old
On Oct. 21, the Church will celebrate the canonization of Sister Carmen Salles y Barangueras, whose cause for sainthood was approved after... Read more
