St. Teresa of Avila

Posted On October 15, 2018

On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th centu

St. Callistus I

Posted On October 14, 2018

Pope Callistus I is celebrated in churches throughout the world as a saint and martyr on October 14.

St. Edward the Confessor

Posted On October 13, 2018

St. Edward was born in 1003 as the son of the Duke of Normandy and nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England.

St. Wilfrid of York

Posted On October 12, 2018

Born the son of a Northumbrian thegn in 634 in Northumbria, England, Wilfrid's mother died when he was a boy, and he never got along with his step-mother.

Pope Saint John XXIII

Posted On October 11, 2018

Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli at Sotto il Monte, Italy on 25 November 1881, Pope John XXIII was elected Pope on October 28, 1958. He died June 3, 1963 in Rome and

St. Francis Borgia

Posted On October 10, 2018

Francis Borgia was born October 28, 1510 in Gandia, Valencia, Spain as the son of the Duke of Gandia, the great grandson, from his father’s side, of Pope Alexand

St. Denis

Posted On October 09, 2018

This martyr and patron of France is regarded as the first bishop of Paris. His popularity is due to a series of legends.

Saints Sergius and Bacchus

Posted On October 08, 2018

Sergius and Bacchus were soldiers in the Roman army, attached to the household of the Emperor Maximilian. They were Christians. And they were lovers.

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Posted On October 07, 2018

On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of

Blessed Marie Rose Durocher

Posted On October 06, 2018

Canada was one diocese from coast to coast during the first eight years of Marie-Rose Durocher’s life. Its half-million Catholics had received civil and religiou