On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video gamer and ...
One week ago Saturday the Church honored, among a number of other obscure saints, St. Pantaleon, a victim of Diocletian’s persecution who was martyred c. A.D. 305. Since St. Pantaleon’s cult, although ...
In March 2020, as the COVID-19 coronavirus disease continued to spread around the globe, many social media users encountered a rumor that was almost too perfect to believe: A "patron of saint of ...
In many ways, Carlo Acutis was a typical teenager. He loved his PlayStation and making videos of his dogs. He favored Nikes and jeans, and he had a cellphone and an email address. But in one ...
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...
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A 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006 moved a step closer to possible sainthood in October with his beatification in the town of Assisi, where he is buried. Carlo Acutis is ...
St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, a Franciscan friar who was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz, is one of the 20th century's most notable saints. But behind his trademark glasses, deep devotion to the ...
As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St. Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers, but also of beekeepers, ...
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