A large statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that previously stood on the grounds of two now-closed Catholic schools has a new home at Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, where it sits in the school’s annex surrounded by flowers.
Saints
Mexican priest considered protector of the unborn beatified
Father Moisés Lira Serafin has been beatified in a ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in his native Mexico, where he is beloved as a protector of life from conception and is credited with the miracle of saving an unborn child’s life.
Stigmata: The miraculous gift St. Francis wanted to hide
Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance of the bodily wounds of Christ’s crucifixion.
Reflecting with St. Edith Stein on the nature of women
Catholics today grapple with the role of women in the workforce as well as the role of the woman who is single by choice or circumstance.
Exhibit highlights impact Reagan, St. John Paul II had on world through their shared moral vision
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute opened a new exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on “The Pope and The President,” which shares “the story of President Reagan and St. John Paul II’s collaboration, friendship and legacies.
Entering into Ignatian prayer
Ignatian spirituality, a fundamental part of a Jesuit’s life, has become very popular and accessible to lay people since the Second Vatican Council.
Radio Interview: Labor day and the Catholic Connection
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Bill Droell, author, teacher and longtime editor for the National Center for the Laity about the origins of Labor Day, what popes have said about those who work and about just wages for families, as we mark Labor Day Sept. 2.
Missionary Disciples Pray: St. Joan of Arc
Our missions and apostolates suffer because we too often pray in a perfunctory way.
Padre Pio relics exhibit will visit St. Ignatius in Ijamsville Sept. 6
Catholics will get a chance to venerate and learn about one of their faith’s more modern and fascinating saints when relics of St. Padre Pio are displayed for veneration Sept. 6 by St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Ijamsville.
Carmelites find St. Teresa of Ávila’s body still incorrupt after opening coffin for study of relics
The silver coffin of St. Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes Aug. 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1582. The opening of her tomb marks the beginning of a study of her relics, which will be carried out by Italian doctors and scientists — with the approval of the Vatican.
Pope prays at tomb of St. Monica on her feast day
Pope Francis marked the feast of St. Monica by leaving the Vatican unannounced to pray at her tomb in the Rome basilica named after her son, St. Augustine.
Radio Interview: The Spiritual Power of the St. Benedict Cross and Medal
The cross and medal of St. Benedict is considered one of the most powerful sacramentals of the Catholic Church. But where did this spiritual object come from, and how did it derive its power?