Saint William of York’s Story A disputed election as archbishop of York and a mysterious death. Those are the headlines from the tragic...

Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s Story Called to fight for his country as a Nazi soldier, Franz eventually refused, and this husband and...

Saint Norbert’s Story In the 12th century in the French region of Premontre, Saint Norbert founded a religious Order known as the...

Saint Boniface’s Story Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to...

Blessed Angeline of Marsciano’s Story Blessed Angeline founded the first community of Franciscan women other than Poor Clares to receive...

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions’ Story One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most...

Saints Marcellinus and Peter’s Story Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of the Church to be included among the...

Saint Justin Martyr’s Story Justin never ended his quest for religious truth even when he converted to Christianity after years of...

The Story of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary This is a fairly late feast, going back only to the 13th or 14th century. It was...

Saint Joan of Arc’s Story Burned at the stake as a heretic after a politically-motivated trial, Joan was beatified in 1909 and canonized...

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s Story The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools operated by her...

Venerable Pierre Toussaint’s Story Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man, a renowned...

Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story In the year 596, some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England. Leading...

Saint Philip Neri’s Story Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt...

Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with...

Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi’s Story Mystical ecstasy is the elevation of the spirit to God in such a way that the person is aware of...

Saint Gregory VII’s Story The 10th century and the first half of the 11th were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was...

Saint Rita of Cascia’s Story Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Her...

Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions’ Story Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, SJ, Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under...

Saint Bernardine of Siena’s Story Most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution. Bernardine, by contrast, seems...