Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany. Jesus gently reproved her when she complained about Mary not […]

Bishop. His name means 'Peter the golden-worded'. Born in around 380, he was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 AD […]

Founder of the Jesuits. Ignatius was born in 1491, the youngest son of a Basque nobleman. As a young man […]

Bishop and founder of the Redemptorists. Alphonsus was born in 1696 near Naples, the son of a Neapolitan nobleman. He […]

St Eusebius of Vercelli Bishop. Born in Sardina in the fourth century, to a Christian family who had suffered persecution […]

Cistercian abbot. Of noble birth, (he was the son of Earl Simon of Northampton and Matilda, the great niece of […]

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed Christians in the Holy Land with a heartfelt message in […]

Empress. Helena was an innkeeper's daughter, born at Drepanum (later Helenopolis) in Asia Minor, around 270. Another story claims she […]

French priest. Founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary. John was born in 1601 to a farming family in […]

Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952) was a Jesuit priest who gave himself to the poor and marginalised people of Chile. His […]

Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux. Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon in Burgundy. As a young man he […]

Pope. Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, in 1835, he was the son of a shoemaker and postman who lived near Treviso […]

Martyr. This third or fourth century saint was one of the most revered martyrs of Roman Gaul. According to tradition, […]

The first saint of the New World, Saint Rose is the patron of South America and the Philippines. Rose was […]

Biblical scholars these days generally think Bartholomew was the same person as Nathaniel, but nothing is known for certain about […]

Martyr. Once a comedian and actor who had performed in plays that mocked Christianity, according to legend, while performing in […]

Patron saint of Christian schools. St Joseph was born in 1550, the youngest son of an Aragonese nobleman. Some time […]

Dominic Barberi was born in Viterbo, Italy on June 22, 1792. At 22 years of age, after repeated heavenly inspirations, […]

A 5th century British bishop and apostle in Whithorn and Galloway, St Ninian is traditionally also known as the 'Apostle […]

Most information about Monica comes from the writings of her son, St Augustine. He was the eldest of the three […]

Bishop and doctor of the church, Augustine was born in Tagaste, Algeria, in 354. The son of a pagan father […]

Most information about John the Baptist comes from the Gospels. The Roman historian Josephus also mentions him. He was the […]

Martyr. Margaret Clitherow was born in 1555, in Middleton, Yorkshire, into a Protestant family. Her father, Thomas Middleton, was Sheriff […]

Irish hermit, patron saint of horticulturist and those suffering venereal disease. St Fiacre sought 'exile for Christ' in the 7th […]

Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland, Aidan came to England in the 7th century […]

Hermit. Giles was was one of the most popular saints of Western Europe in mediaeval times. He is said to […]