Blessed Claudio Granzotto's Story Born in Santa Lucia del Piave near Venice, Claudio was the youngest of nine children and was accustomed...

Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s Story Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest...

Saint Rose of Viterbo's Story Even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor. While still very young, she began a...

Saint Gregory the Great's Story Gregory was the prefect of Rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, founded six...

Blessed John Francis Burté's and Companions' Stories These priests were victims of the French Revolution. Though their martyrdom spans a...

Saint Giles' Story Despite the fact that much about Saint Giles is shrouded in mystery, we can say that he was one of the most popular...

Saints Joseph of Arimathea's and Nicodemus' Story The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the charismatic...

Saint Jeanne Jugan's Story Born in northern France during the French Revolution—a time when congregations of women and men religious were...

The Story of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist The drunken oath of a king with a shallow sense of honor, a seductive dance and the...

Saint Augustine's Story A Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41: Many people are familiar with the biographical sketch of...

Saint Monica's Story The circumstances of St. Monica’s life could have made her a nagging wife, a bitter daughter-in-law, and a...

Saint Joseph Calasanz' Story From Aragon where he was born in 1556, to Rome where he died 92 years later, fortune alternately smiled and...

Saint Louis of France's Story At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the...

Saint Bartholomew's Story In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him...

Saint Rose of Lima's Story The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of...

The Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the...

Saint Pius X’s Story Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially...

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's Story Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the...

Saint John Eudes' Story How little we know where God’s grace will lead. Born on a farm in northern France, John died at 78 in the next...

Saint Louis of Toulouse's Story When he died at the age of 23, Louis was already a Franciscan, a bishop, and a saint! Louis’s parents...