“Protomartyr,” a Greek term that is usually translated as “the first martyr,” explained through the life of St. Stephen whose feast day was December 26.
Question Corner: What does the term ‘protomartyr’ mean?
Pope advances sainthood causes, including daughter of US author
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of U.S. Sister Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and he recognized the martyrdom of a German priest and nun.
Photos of the Week: Feb. 27, 2023
In the spotlight: Ukraine war anniversary, Ash Wednesday, remembering a murdered bishop
New shrine to Blessed Stanley Rother to be dedicated in Oklahoma City
Pilgrims will walk from Blessed Stanley Rother’s hometown of Okarche, Oklahoma, to Oklahoma City for the Feb. 17 dedication of the shrine named for the U.S. missionary priest martyred in Guatemala.
Farm settlement honoring U.S.-born nun created, then revoked in Amazon
The Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform, or INCRA, created the Sister Dorothy Stang Settlement Project July 1.
Photos of the Week: Nov. 29, 2021
In the spotlight: Georgia trial verdict, Vatican Christmas tree, Black Catholic History Month, Polish priest’s beatification
U.S. brother beatified on soccer fields of Guatemalan school he served
Christian Brother James Miller was beatified Dec. 7 with a celebration on the soccer fields of the same school he once served.
Minnesota high school prepares for beatification of one of its own
Brother Miller, who taught at then-Cretin High School in St. Paul from 1966-1971 and again from 1979-1980, was officially recognized by Pope Francis as a martyr last year, clearing the way for beatification.