“May the Lord give you peace!” This was a favorite greeting of Saint Francis of Assisi. He said it to rich and

The little town of Cascia, Italy, in the mountainous region of Umbria, is a pilgrimage destination for those wishing to visit the

“Mary is the safest, easiest, shortest, and most perfect way of approaching Jesus,” said Saint Louis de Montfort, whose feast day is

Saint Francis of Assisi has been quoted as saying, “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single

On Sept. 27, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), who said, “Extend mercy toward others, so that there

September 13th is the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom, who was born in 347 in the Greek city of Antioch, the place

The election of a new pope this past spring has inspired numerous pieces of journalism about our Church. Looking beyond the pieces

On Aug. 14, 1941, Saint Maximilian Kolbe died a martyr in the German death camp of Auschwitz. Two weeks earlier, Kolbe had

July 11 is the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism. He wrote his rulebook for monastic life around

July 31 is the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, also called the Jesuits. In 1540, in