Meet 5 married couples who are saints

Catholics and people worldwide associate St. Valentine’s feast day with love and romance. Here are five married couples who are saints today because they lived out a vocation of love for each other — and for God.

Saint profile: St. Josephine Bakhita

Despite years of being enslaved and abused, St. Josephine’s story ends in life-giving hope. Her recovery is a testimony to the role that believing in God’s love can play in helping victims of enslavement survive. St. Josephine came to believe that God loved her and called her by name.