St Antony Claret

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

The Welsh Martyrs

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

St Antonio de Sant’Anna Galvao

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

St Frumentius and Aedeius

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

St Simon and Jude

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

Blessed Chiara Badano

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

St Foillan

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

St Alphonsus Rodriguez

Spanish Jesuit laybrother. Patron saint of Majorca. Born in 1533, Alphonsus inherited the family textile business at 23. Within the […]

All Saints Day

This feast was originally kept in the springtime in the Eastern Church, and dedicated to 'the martyrs of the whole […]

St Charles Borromeo

Archbishop of Milan. Charles was born in 1528 to an aristocratic family, who lived in a castle on the shore […]

St Zachariah and Elizabeth

Parents of Saint John the Baptist. Both were old when the Angel Gabriel came to tell them they were going […]

St Willibrord

Missionary archbishop. Born in Northumbria in 658, Willibrord studied at Ripon monastery under Saint Wilfrid and spent twelve years studying […]