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Saint of the Day

Saint of the day: Evaristus

St. Evaristus is typically depicted with a sword, because he was decapitated, or with a crib, because he is said to be from Bethlehem.

Angelus Staff|Oct 26, 2026|1 Min Read

Martyrdom of Crispin and Crispinian (detail), by Aert van den Bossche, 1494.

Saint of the Day

Saints of the day: Crispin and Crispinian

Angelus Staff|Oct 25, 2026|1 Min Read

Claret

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Saint of the day: Anthony Mary Claret

Angelus Staff|Oct 24, 2026|2 Min Read

In this 2014 file photo, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., and Hal Elkins are seen together during a Mass in the chapel at Oregon State Penitentiary. (CNS photo/Jon DeBellis, Catholic Sentinel)

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Inmate lived inspiring Catholic life behind bars, 'serving God, not time'

Ed Langlois|Jun 26, 2020|5 Min Read

A file photo shows Mass being celebrated in the grotto at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar of Rome, will lead a diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes in August. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

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Rome diocese to resume pilgrimage schedule, starting with Lourdes

Catholic News Service|Jun 26, 2020|2 Min Read

The Holy Face of Lucca crucifix in the Cathedral of St. Martin. (Federico Magonio/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Scientists confirm Italian crucifix is oldest wooden statue in Europe

Courtney Mares|Jun 26, 2020|3 Min Read

Young people process into St. John of God Church in Central Islip, N.Y., in 2019, before receiving the sacraments of initiation -- baptism, confirmation and first Communion. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

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Don't 'blackmail' kids into coming to church, archbishop says

Cindy Wooden|Jun 25, 2020|3 Min Read

In a file photo, Pope Francis greets a disabled pilgrim during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 7, 2019. (Yara Nardi/Reuters/CNS via Crux)

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Vatican says don’t deny disabled people the sacraments

Elise Ann Allen|Jun 25, 2020|7 Min Read

Archbishop Rino Fisichella presents the new Directory for Catechesis at the Vatican, June 25, 2020. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

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Catholic catechesis directory addresses gender, biological sex, and bioethics

Catholic News Agency|Jun 25, 2020|4 Min Read

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 24, 2020. During the audience, the pope said people can put themselves back in God's hands through prayer. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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God listens to everybody -- sinner, saint, victim, killer, pope says

Carol Glatz|Jun 24, 2020|3 Min Read

Father Edmond Ilg gives his first blessing to his son, Fr. Philip Ilg, outside Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ. (Image courtesy of the Ilg family via CNA)

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Fathers’ Day: When a dad became a priest, like his son

Christine Rousselle|Jun 24, 2020|4 Min Read

Black Catholics participate in a revival in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia in this undated photo. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com)

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Black Catholic spirituality a force in fight against racism, say pastors

Gina Christian|Jun 23, 2020|4 Min Read

A statue of St. Junipero Serra sits among flowers outside San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission in Carmel, California. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

The St. Junípero Serra that California needs right now

Msgr. Richard Antall|Jun 22, 2020|5 Min Read

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Pope Francis signed a decree for the beatification of Hernández, who is popularly known as the "doctor of the poor," local church authorities announced Friday. (Ariana Cubillos/AP via Crux)

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Three new saints-to-be capture Pope Francis’s convictions

Inés San Martín|Jun 22, 2020|6 Min Read

A file photo shows girls carrying a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe through a tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico. Pope Francis has asked Catholics to add "Comfort of Migrants" and two other titles for Mary to the popular "Litany of Loreto." (CNS photo/David Agren)

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Pope adds 'Comfort of Migrants,' other Marian titles to litany

Catholic News Service|Jun 22, 2020|2 Min Read

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