No hardships restrained St. Lawrence of Brindisi (feast day: July 21) from tirelessly pursuing the spread of the Gospel of Christ and “calling the greatest number of people to eternal salvation," according to Pope St. John XXIII, who declared St. Lawrence a Doctor of the Catholic Church.
The Marians lay a brother to rest while pilgrims continue to admire the beauty and serenity of Eden Hill. Julia Rose reports on the latest from the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.
A group of papal envoys brought a cardinal’s hat to St. Bonaventure, whose feast we celebrate on July 15, while he was busy washing dishes outside a convent. The saint told the envoys to hang the cap upon a tree until he was finished.
She is called the “Lily of the Mohawks” and the “Genevieve of New France”: St. Kateri Tekakwitha (feast day: July 14), the first Native American to be canonized.
Our Novena to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is under way, and first-time pilgrims are streaming in. Julia Rose reports the latest from the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.
The SSPX ignored a final plea for unity by Pope Leo XIV and are in schism. What now? The Church has always said we must be whole-Scripture, whole-Tradition, whole-Magisterium Catholics, and nothing less.
The weather may be unbearably hot on Eden Hill but America 250 excitement is in the air at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. Julia Rose reports on the latest news and events as the holiday weekend begins.
The feast of Our Lady of Licheń is celebrated on July 2. Licheń is the second most frequently visited Marian shrine in Poland, after Czestochowa. The basilica and shrine, run by the Marian Fathers and opened in 2004, is the largest in Poland.
Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska and Divine Mercy are a perfect way forward for us as we mark “America 250” in this noteworthy year during July, the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.
In St. Junípero Serra (feast day: July 1), we find a true “mercy priest.” He forsook everything in his life, including physical health and comforts, to give his life as a missionary for others.
