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What Pope Benedict XVI Said about St. Hilary of Poitiers
St. Hilary of Poitiers, who was named a doctor of the Church, battled against the Arian heresy that Jesus was not divine.
Today, January 11, We Celebrate St. Theodosius Abbot
Born to a pious family in 423 A.D., Theodosius began his studies at an early age, and became a lector while still an adolescent. The example of Abraham led him to leave home in order to properly follow God. He met Saint Simeon Stylites in Antioch, and Simeon recognized him as a holy man and leader, and invited Theodosius onto his pillar for prayer, blessing, and advice.
Today, January 10, We Celebrate St. Gregory of Nyssa
The son of two saints, Basil and Emmilia, young Gregory was raised by his older brother, St. Basil the Great, and his sister, Macrina, in modern-day Turkey. Gregory's success in his studies suggested great things were ahead for him.
St. Leo the Great: The Pope Who Clarified the Humanity and Divinity of Christ
The worldwide Church celebrates St. Leo the Great, the 45th bishop of Rome and one of only 37 doctors of the Church, on Nov. 10.
What is the Process for Canonization? A guide for All Saints’ Day
On the day the Church celebrates the Church triumphant in heaven, we take a closer look at the formal process the Church uses to declare someone a saint.
After 1,700 years, An Ancient Olive Tree Marks the Vanished Hometown of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, is associated most prominently with Hippo, the city that constitutes his well-known epithet. Yet well before his ancient bishopric, Augustine hailed from a now-long-vanished town located just a few dozen miles from that city, a place that still bears at least one landmark popularly associated with the venerated saint.
In Rome, Relic of St. Mary Magdalene’s Foot Points Way to the Vatican
As the stories of many ancient things go, the relic of St. Mary Magdalene’s left foot had been lost to memory for centuries before it was rediscovered in the year 2000.
St. Josemaría Escrivá’s Call to Sanctify Daily Work is a Modern Spiritual Call to Arms
According to St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, a Catholic’s everyday, ordinary struggles and work are in fact “God’s work.”
Remembering One of the Youngest Catholic Saints: St. Maria Goretti
Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti.
Rayan, Boy Stuck in a Well in Morocco, Shows Beauty of "saints next door": Pope Francis
When a five-year-old boy was stuck in a well in Morocco for four days, thousands of onlookers gathered to cheer on the rescue efforts.
Politicians Can Become Saints, Kenyan Catholic Bishop Says, Calls for Service to Poor
All people despite their social status, including politicians, are called to live a life of holiness and have an equal opportunity to become saints, the Bishop of Kenya’s Kakamega Diocese has said.
Lay Catholic in Nigeria Pens Book on Saints to Inspire Perseverance amid Hardships
The book on Catholic Saints by Ernestina Nwannedirim Anierobi, a lay accountant in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt, is a rich account of celebrated people who epitomized values that are relevant to the persecuted Church today.
The Saints are "authoritative witnesses of Christian hope": Pope Francis
On the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis encouraged everyone to follow the model of the saints, who pursued virtue in contradiction to the ways of the world and thus give witness to Christian hope.
Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Causes of Five Men, Women, Including Italian Teenager
Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.”
The Saints and Blesseds of the 2010s
Since a new decade begins Jan. 1, CNA offers a look back at some of the men and women named saints or blesseds during the last ten years.
Pope Francis: 'Holiness is the true light of the Church'
Pope Francis said Thursday that the often hidden holiness lived out in everyday life is a true light within the Church.
