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Prayer to St. Peregrine for Cancer Sufferers

Prayer to St. Peregrine for Cancer Sufferers

St. Peregrine Laziosi (d. May 1, 1345) was a Servite priest (Order of the Servants of Mary) who was the victim of a spreading cancer in his leg. The disease was so painful and foul that he was sche...

The Pope of the Rosary: Pope St. Pius V

The Pope of the Rosary: Pope St. Pius V

Pope Pius V was a Dominican friar, a great reformer of the Church, a holy bishop, and a saint who headed the Church from 1566-1572. He was especially known for his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Ma...

St. Catherine of Siena: Why the Desire to Suffer for God is Pleasing to Him

St. Catherine of Siena: Why the Desire to Suffer for God is Pleasing to Him

The following is a powerful passage in the Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena. In this great spiritual classic, which made St. Catherine of Siena a Doctor of the Church, she records her mystical co...

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The Saint Who Influenced Pope St. John Paul II's Profound Devotion to Mary

Pope St. John Paul II was well known for having a deep and abiding love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. His devotion to her was evident in all that he did: his teaching, his prayer life, even his papa...

Pope Francis Delivers an Unexpected TED Talk

Pope Francis Delivers an Unexpected TED Talk

Pope Francis surprised the world by recording a TED talk, a highly popular conference and video platform that delivers powerful and inspirational speeches on a wide variety of topics by industry ex...

The Story Behind the Making of the Official Fatima Statue

The Story Behind the Making of the Official Fatima Statue

The below excerpt is taken from the book Vision of Fatima by Fr. Tom McGlynn, O.P., the sculptor who crafted the Our Lady of Fatima statue according to the instructions of Sr. Lucia Santos, the las...

Saint George: A Courageous Life of Virtue

Saint George: A Courageous Life of Virtue

April 23rd is the feast day of one of the Church's most popularly-known-yet-mysterious saints: St. George.WHO WAS ST. GEORGE?St. George was a soldier in the Roman army before being martyred in the ...

Why a Child's First Holy Communion is a Big Deal

Why a Child's First Holy Communion is a Big Deal

As Catholics, we know that the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith: it is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Pope Francis has called it the "S...

How to Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

How to Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a prayer taught to St. Faustina Kowalska by Our Lord, who revealed to her how to efficaciously invoke his Divine Mercy and its great power to save souls and convert even...

The Three Fatima Seers are Heading for Sainthood

The Three Fatima Seers are Heading for Sainthood

2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three Portuguese shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Because this Marian apparition was an incredibly i...