Blessed Stanley Rother's Story On May 25, 1963, Stanley Rother, a farmer's son from Okarche, Oklahoma, was ordained for his home diocese...

Blessed Antonio Lucci's Story Antonio studied with and was a friend of Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani, who after Antonio Lucci’s death,...

Saints Joachim and Anne's Story In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to show...

Saint James' Story This James is the brother of John the Evangelist. The two were called by Jesus as they worked with their father in a...

Saint Sharbel Makhlouf's Story Although this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born, his...

Saint Bridget of Sweden's Story From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her...

Saint Mary Magdalene’s Story Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honored in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Yet she could...

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi's Story At first glance, perhaps the most remarkable quality of Lawrence of Brindisi is his outstanding gift...

Saint Apollinaris' Story According to tradition, Saint Peter sent Apollinaris to Ravenna, Italy, as its first bishop. His preaching of...

Saint Mary MacKillop's Story If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she would be a household name. It’s not that she sought the...

Humanly speaking, Camillus was not a likely candidate for sainthood. His mother died when he was a child, his father neglected him, and...

Saint Francis Solano's Story Francis came from a leading family in Andalusia, Spain. Perhaps it was his popularity as a student that...

The Story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hermits lived on Mount Carmel near the Fountain of Elijah in northern Israel in the 12th century....

Saint Bonaventure's Story Perhaps not a household name for most people, Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both...

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's Story The blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and Jean de Lelande...

Saint Henry's Story As German king and Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in consolidating his...

Saint John Jones' and Saint John Wall's stories These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to...

Saint Benedict's Story It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised the greatest influence on...

Saint Veronica Giuliani's Story Veronica’s desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata. Veronica was born in...

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong's and Companions' Stories Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China’s...