Putting Francis of Assisi, Francis de Sales, and Pope Francis in conversation.
Saints
Posted inFaith, News
Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala recalled for their devotion to faith
Blessed Cristobal, along with two other indigenous Tlaxcalteca youths, Blessed Antonio and Blessed Juan, will be canonized Oct. 15 at the Vatican
Posted inFaith, Features
Black Elk, the Lakota medicine man turned Catholic teacher, is promoted for sainthood
Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church’s role in erasing Lakota culture.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
When Dorothy Day took a knee
The saints and heroes of our faith have much to teach us about our contemporary political context.
Posted inFaith, News
Father Stanley Rother is the first U.S.-born priest to be named ‘blessed’
Father Stanley Rother is the first U.S. born priest to be named ‘blessed’
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Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood
Sister Marita Rother really didn’t get to know her brother, Father Stanley Rother, as a priest until she visited him in Guatemala in the 1970s.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Kansas priest recalls friendship with martyr as beatification nears
Father Don McCarthy shares memories of his friend Father Stanley Rother, who was martyred in Guatemala.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis in Colombia, Day 5: Pope, in farewell appeal to Colombians says, “Be slaves of peace forever.”
The motto for Francis’ visit was, “Let us take the first step.”
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Who is St. Peter Claver, ‘apostle to the slaves’?
Sept. 9 is the traditional feast day for St. Peter Claver, often recognized as the patron saint of Catholic ministry to African-Americans in the United States.
Posted inFaith, Video
Saints in :60 | Teresa of Calcutta and Therese of Lisieux
Two great St. Teresas — of Calcutta and Lisieux — shared something in common: doubt. Fr. James Martin explains in this installment of Saints in :60.