Fr. Patrick Ryan

The Latest

Fr. Patrick Ryan. Public domain.

Body of Tennessee priest on path to canonization reburied in basilica

Aug 2, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

The body of Servant of God Patrick Ryan, a Tennessee priest who died in 1878 caring for victims of the... Read more

Fr. Patrick Ryan. Public domain.

Sainthood inquiry continues for Tennessee priest who died in yellow fever epidemic

Oct 3, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

The canonization cause is progressing for Father Patrick Ryan, a priest who sacrificed his life in a nineteenth century yellow... Read more

Tennessee diocese seeks to exhume remains of pastor on path to sainthood

Nov 28, 2018

The Diocese of Knoxville is seeking to unearth the remains of a Tennessee pastor whose canonization cause is currently open.... Read more

Latest news

The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated Host in Honduras.

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

A confirmation Mass is held at St. Mary's Parish on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Franklin, Massachusetts.

Lower confirmation ages, stronger catechesis: Dioceses seek to strengthen faith of youth

null

Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for meetings at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reassures pro-life senators with policy plans

St. Januarius and the miracle of the liquefaction of his blood contained in a relic.

Following prolonged wait, the blood of St. Januarius liquefies again

U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court will hear case on South Carolina defunding Planned Parenthood

Father Roger Landry.

Pope Francis names Father Roger Landry a Monsignor

The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300 to 800 A.D. was sold at Sotheby's auction house on Dec. 18, 2024, in New York City. Expected to sell for $1-2 million, it went for $5.04 million. Inscribed with the commandments in Paleo-Hebrew script, the tablet was discovered during railroad excavations along the southern coast of Israel in 1913.

Ten Commandments tablet surpasses estimates at Sotheby’s despite authenticity questions

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis prays for Cyclone Chido victims in France’s poorest overseas territory    

Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794.

Pope Francis declares French Martyrs of Compiègne saints via equipollent canonization

Liturgical Calendar Show this year
Dec 19
Blessed Pope Urban V
Today's readings

TRENDING