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What are the different “classes” of relics?

What are the different “classes” of relics?

First class, second class, third class…what do these terms mean?

What was the “Popish Plot”?

What was the “Popish Plot”?

An enormous lie led to the martyrdom of many English Catholics.

Why does the Church use candles?

Why does the Church use candles?

They are so familiar we don’t give them much thought…but what do they really symbolize?

Who was the first health care worker to wear a red cross?

Who was the first health care worker to wear a red cross?

Long before the International Red Cross hit the scene…

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What is the “Liturgy of the Hours”?

What is the “Liturgy of the Hours”?

This unending prayer sanctifies every moment of the day and night.

What is the oldest Marian hymn?

What is the oldest Marian hymn?

A piece of Egyptian papyrus shows the ancient origins of Marian devotion.

What is a vow of “stability” and who makes it?

What is a vow of “stability” and who makes it?

This vow is a sign of contradiction in an overly-mobile world.

Why is the fish a symbol of Christ?

Why is the fish a symbol of Christ?

Learn the meaning behind one of Christianity’s most ancient symbols.

What happened to St. Maria Goretti’s murderer?

What happened to St. Maria Goretti’s murderer?

How could someone like Alessandro Serenelli be saved?

Who is the patron saint of mental illness?

Who is the patron saint of mental illness?

With anxiety and depression afflicting so many souls, it’s time to call on a special intercessor.

When St. Thérèse saved soldiers in World War I…

When St. Thérèse saved soldiers in World War I…

She died in 1897, but countless French soldiers attested to her protection.