Nurse and nun. Maria was born in 1888 to a poor Italian family in Brendola in northern Italy. Her father […]

Abbot and monastic pioneer of Palestine. Hilarion was born in 291 in Gaza. He studied at Alexandria, where he became […]

'Do not be afraid' was the most often-used Biblical quote of Pope John Paul II. Karol Józef Wojtyła was born […]

Philosopher, statesman and martyr. Born in Rome around 475, Severenus Boethius was the son of a rich Christian Roman family. […]

Archbishop of Cuba and founder of the Claretians. Antony was born in 1809 in northern Spain. As a young man […]

The Welsh Martyrs commemorated today are the priests Philip Evans and John Lloyd, John Jones, David Lewis, John Roberts, and […]

Franciscan priest. Brazil's first native-born saint. Antonio was one of 11 children born in Guarantingueta near Sao Paulo, Brazil, Antonio […]

These fourth century saints were probably brothers, from Tyre in Lebanon. They were shipwrecked on the Eritrean coast while on […]

Apostles and martyrs. According to Matthew and Mark, Simon was a Canaanite. Saint Luke described him as a zealot. Saint […]

Chiara Badano was born in the small town of Sassello in Savona, Italy, on 29th October 1971. Her parents were […]

Irish monk and missionary. St Foillan was a brother of St Fursey, a 7th century bishop. Together they travelled to […]