During his 2016 apostolic visit to Poland for World Youth Day, Pope Francis visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in Oswiecim.
Today, the infamous concentration camp area is blanketed by green fields and empty barracks lined by barbed wire fences, a chilling reminder of a horror that remains embedded in history.
St. Therese of Lisieux is getting the Disney treatment, thanks to Fabiola Garza, a character artist for Disney Creative Group in Orlando.
Nearly 3,500 of the faithful came from as far as Maine and Maryland and waited over two hours to view 200 relics of Jesus, the Holy Family, and various saints, martyrs and blesseds exhibited at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair Feb. 24.
St. Francis Xavier cared for the sick, taught children and catechized the baptized of India, the Indonesian islands and Japan.
An abuse survivor group has just chosen several patron saints as “heavenly friends” and guides on the journey to recovery. It had named as its patrons St. Charles Lwanga who was martyred for his faith.
In his book “Befriending St. Joseph: Finding Faith, Hope and Courage in the Seven Sorrows Devotion,” Deacon Greg Kandra was challenged to find a way to speak of — and perhaps for — this saint of silence.
Pope Francis celebrated the Mass with special prayers for the nine cardinals and 148 archbishops and bishops from around the world who died between Oct. 30, 2021, and Oct. 17 this year, including 14 bishops from the United States and four from Canada.
Since the first pair of socks were made featuring Pope Francis, about 80 other pairs have been created, including ones of St. Joseph, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Kolkata, St. Joan of Arc and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
