Saint John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate successor and for many years his valued collaborator as Prefect for… Read More »Saint John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate successor and for many years his valued collaborator as Prefect for… Read More »Saint John Paul II
"Here am I, send me." (Is 6:8) "Mission is a free and conscious response to God’s call. Yet we discern this call only when we have a personal relationship of… Read More »World Mission Sunday
Jesus chose some unlikely people: a former Zealot, a former (crooked) tax collector, an impetuous fisherman, two “sons of thunder,” and a man named Judas Iscariot. It is a reminder… Read More »Saints Simon and Jude
From the first centuries after Christ, Christians who died a martyr’s death were considered saints, who live in God’s presence forever. In the ninth century, Pope Gregory IV designated November… Read More »All Saints Day
On the feast of All Souls, and throughout November, we remember and pray for our deceased relatives, friends, and all the those who have died. Prayer Let perpetual light shine… Read More »All Souls’ Day
"Trained in civil and canon law in Pavia, Charles Borromeo was called to Rome as a young man by his uncle, Pope Pius IV, to be secretary of state at… Read More »Saint Charles Borromeo
In 2002 the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in Australia agreed to set aside 4th November as a day of prayer for reconciliation and greater understanding between the two communities.… Read More »Day of Prayer for Anglican-Roman Catholic Reconciliation
"At a time when there is widespread criticism of Church structures, we also hear criticism that bishops and priests—indeed, all of us—are too preoccupied with administration of temporal matters. Pope… Read More »Saint Leo the Great
In 1595, the Orthodox bishop of Brest-Litovsk in present-day Belarus and five other bishops representing millions of Ruthenians, sought reunion with Rome. John Kunsevich — who took the name Josaphat… Read More »Saint Josaphat
World Youth Day is celebrated every year in local churches and every two or three years at the international level. It is now practiced on Christ the King Sunday at… Read More »World Youth Day