Tag: Lent

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born into the Jewish faith, was an atheist, a doctor of philosophy and ultimately became a Carmelite...

Annakkutty, as she was called, lived a life of suffering but offered it up to the glory of God. Not only did she lose...

Her official name in the Congregation for Causes of Saints is St. Teresa of Calcutta, but for the generation of Catholics growing up in...

St. Casilda of Toledo was the daughter of Moorish king Yahya ibn Ismail al-Mamun, who ruled when parts of northern Spain were under Muslim...

She was just eleven years old, but she forgave her murderer as she lay on her deathbed. Young Catholic girls all over the world...

Part legend, part reality, St. Winifred was a member of Welsh royalty who lived in Holywell, Wales during the seventh century. However her life...

Sometimes holiness manifests itself early in a life cut short. Such is the case with Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, the 20th century teenager who...

She was born prematurely, the daughter of Italian farmers, and battled frail health all her life. But that didn't stop Maria Frances Cabrini from...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The university students who belong to the Knights of Columbus council at University Catholic in Nashville decided that if their fellow...

WASHINGTON -- In the U.S., this Lent started out with some people discussing if it was acceptable to eat plant-based burgers on Fridays in...