Catholics in Bolivia brought their dogs to churches to receive blessings on St. Roch’s Day, honoring the patron saint of dogs ...

On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of "Blessed," in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video gamer and ...

One week ago Saturday the Church honored, among a number of other obscure saints, St. Pantaleon, a victim of Diocletian’s persecution who was martyred c. A.D. 305. Since St. Pantaleon’s cult, although ...

I thought I’d hit the hagiography lottery—a saint I could promote as the patron of pizza. Her name made her the obvious choice: St. Mary Mozzarella. Sad to say, my memory had a typo. Her name is ...

England's patron saint, St George, will be celebrated this Thursday 23 April. The day is synonymous with public displays of the English flag – the red cross on a white background – and is celebrated ...

Today is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and journalists. I had no idea that writers and journalists had a patron saint, and I wasn't even sure who Francis de Sales was.

During our time in Tuscany, my girlfriend and I drove an hour from where we were staying to Lucca and spent the day touring the historic city center. We entered through a gate in the well-preserved ...

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 coronavirus disease continued to spread around the globe, many social media users encountered a rumor that was almost too perfect to believe: A "patron of saint of ...

St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, a Franciscan friar who was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz, is one of the 20th century's most notable saints. But behind his trademark glasses, deep devotion to the ...

People in Bolivia celebrated Saint Roch's Day on Sunday, honoring the patron saint of dogs. (AP video by Carlos Guerrero) ...