We cannot forget the sacrifices of the countless faithful who bore witness to Christ during one of the most challenging ...

A mural behind the altar showing artistic depictions of Catholic activists who were killed in land disputes in Brazil was ...

The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

Mother, kids living out of car after camper they were living in is stolen from church parking lot in Chesapeake.

New leader of Catholic Church in Detroit calls to 'see Christ' in migrants. Bishop Edward Weisenburger will become Archbishop of Detroit next month. Archbishop Allen Vigneron has led the Detroit ...

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the date of Feb. 14. There are also accounts of an African St ...

Here are several of those martyrs and their stories, listed by religious order: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891–1942) — also known as Edith Stein — was a Catholic convert of Jewish ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

The Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville has been designated as a national shrine for pilgrims by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “We are delighted that the bishops have ...