St. Anthony of Padua

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Gold reliquairies containing the chin and tongue of St. Anthony of Padua in the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua in Italy.

The opening of St. Anthony’s tomb and the ‘Feast of the Tongue’

Jun 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

St. Anthony’s feast day is today, June 13, but you may not be aware that there’s another important day of... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Pope Francis: Keep your homilies short or ‘people will fall asleep’

Jun 12, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Speaking at his Wednesday catechesis on June 12, the pope explained that the goal of a homily is to “help... Read more

A statue of St. Anthony in Lisbon’s Church of St. Anthony.

Here’s what the Portuguese want you to know about St. Anthony of Padua before World Youth Day

Jun 13, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The famous Franciscan saint was not born where most people assume he was. In August, World Youth Day participants can... Read more

A statue of St. Anthony stands in the St. Francis Chapel run by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in upstate New York.

Meet the friars who have been praying to St. Anthony daily for 100 years

Jun 12, 2022

June 13 is the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua. Read more

Shrine of St. Anthony, Radecznica, Poland

The story of St. Anthony of Padua’s only approved apparition

Jun 14, 2021

Catholics may know St. Anthony of Padua as a Franciscan friar, a Doctor of the Church, and the patron saint... Read more

St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580).

Pope Francis tells Catholic youth: Live the Gospel like St. Anthony

Jun 5, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has pointed to St. Anthony of Padua as an example for younger generations of Catholics to “live the... Read more