In most of the photos available online, Mother Teresa of Calcutta is seen beaming with a smile. Whether hunched beside the poor or standing alongside her fellow Missionaries of Charity, she always appeared with a bright face. Who would have thought that in her 87 years on earth, 50 were spent in the so-called “dark night of the soul”?
Every August 19, the Catholics in different parts of the globe pause to celebrate the feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno, a figure whose life and legacy continue to transcend deeply, particularly in the Philippines and Colombia.
Barangay Tagdon, a coastal village more than 600 kilometers southeast of Manila, honors its patron San Roque with a thanksgiving festivity of food, drinks, dances, Masses, processions, and more.
Kolbe said "That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns."
Saint Dominic, whose feast day we remember today, August 8, is associated with a unique symbolism: a dog with a torch in its mouth. It is often seen beside him when he is portrayed in art, standing guard at his feet. To understand the reason behind this, we look back to the time before his birth.
Patron Saint of doubters, architects, blind people, builders, geometricians, masons, surveyors, and theologians. Saint Thomas is represented by a spear because he was a carpenter and a ruler to symbolize his martyrdom.
In 1902, the Teddy bear was born. This popular children's stuffed toy was named after Theodore Roosevelt, the first US president to ride an automobile in the same year.
His papacy was confronted by the need for internal reform of the church, the expansion of Protestantism, and the Ottoman advance in Europe spreading the faith of Islam.
Michael de Sanctis lived a life of prayer and mortification. He was devoted to the Holy Eucharist, and is said to have been experienced ecstasies many times during Consecration.
