2+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) St. John Chrysostom (which means “golden-mouthed”) was born in Antioch in 347. He received a classical Greek education, and devoted his studies to religious works and Scriptures. After three years, he was baptized and went to the desert to live as…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (951+ words) All across the United States, pilgrims are preparing to travel to Seoul, South Korea, for Pope Leo XIV's first World Youth Day -- as the successor of Peter -- Aug. 3-8, 2027. WYD 2027 will be the 18th event of its kind. It convenes every two…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (147+ words) Angelus News Saint of the day: Nicholas of Tolentino St. Nicholas of Tolentino was born in 1246 in Italy. At 18, he became an Augustinian friar, inspired by the preachings of an Augustinian hermit. He was ordained as a priest seven years…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (530+ words) The U.S. bishops have published a pastoral plan calling for a faithful replica of St. Juan Diego’s tilma to be enthroned in every diocese in the United States as the Church prepares for the 500th anniversary of the Guadalupe Marian apparitions in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (576+ words) Pope Leo XIV at his Wednesday general audience urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to embrace an identity centered on gift of self. “This dignity is entrusted to the responsibility of each person:…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (194+ words) St. Peter Claver was born into a farming family in Catalonia, Spain, in 1581. He studied at the University of Barcelona, and joined the Jesuits when he was 20. While studying philosophy in Tarragona, Peter became friends with an older Jesuit lay…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (830+ words) With the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual “Mass in Recognition of Immigrants” ceremony fast approaching, the archdiocese’s Office of Immigration Affairs wanted to create a way for the community to come together and remember those affected. The answer? A “Ribbons…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) Angelus News Saint of the day: Lawrence Justinian St. Lawrence wanted to be a saint from the time he was a child, and when he was 19 years old, he received a vision that left a void in his heart that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (196+ words) Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Macedonia. She was the youngest of three children, and as a young girl, she was called to serve God as a missionary nun. At 17, she joined the Sisters of Loretto,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (418+ words) The faithful are called to leave behind "all passivity and indifference" toward current events and the lives of others, especially amid the "rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today," Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. "We…...