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By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at Assumption Catholic Parish As the Year of St. Joseph came to an end, I found myself...

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(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) In November of last year, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila issued a decree granting a partial indulgence...

(Photo: Lightstock) We all have particularly poignant moments in our lives that we’ll never forget. The “look” of it, “sound” of it and...

She was an Italian immigrant, a loving servant of those in need and the very first American saint, who also happened to walk the streets...

Mother Teresa You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. Different shoes exist for different purposes, and many times they reveal...

“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” There is power in words, and especially so in the words of Christ. While...

(Courtesy photos, Wikimedia Commons) All Saints’ Day marks the perfect occasion to remember all of those in heaven who intercede for us...

The Immaculate Conception by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1675. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) This question may seem...

With 50,000 people in attendance from all continents, Pope Francis declared John Henry Newman, Mother Giuseppina Vannini, Mother Mariam...

No one is ever too far gone for a change of heart — and there are several saints to prove it. From the murderers, the promiscuous, the...

The Three children martyrs of Tlaxcala, Cristobal, Antonio and Juan at San Luis Obispo Parish in Tlaxcala, Mexico. (Photo: Alejandro...

(Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City) Father Stanley Francis Rother, an Oklahoma native, knew his life was in danger. Why?...

St. Gianna Beretta Molla, canonized in 2004 by St. John Paul II, is heralded as a pro-life hero because she gave up her life for her...

Along with José de Jesús Sánchez del Río, Pope Francis canonized another six saints of four nationalities on Sunday, Oct. 16. Elizabeth...

Photo: Cristian Gutiérrez, LC/Cathopic José de Jesús Sánchez del Río went to visit the tomb of a Cristero martyr in 1927, and asked God...

File photo by James Baca The woman stood at a mere five foot zero, but her mountainous faith towered high above those she encountered....

AUSTRIA: Franz Jagerstatter in his late teens. Styria Verlag. Used with permission One theme unifies the stories of all the saints:...

If the Catechism is the user’s guide to Catholicism, then some of our Catholic classics are the weird fandom wikis that give us way more...

As Pope Francis opened the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy this week, which he hopes will be “a time when the witness of believers might...