Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

Battaglia’s reputation as a “street priest” close to drug addicts and the poor has also led some to view him as Pope Francis’ ...

Father Frank O'Gara of Whitefriars Street Church in Dublin, Ireland, tells the real story of the man behind the holiday -- St. Valentine. "He was a Roman Priest at a time when there was an emperor ...

On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. He is believed to have written the Letter of Jude, one of the shortest books ...

“He would appear to have died with his boots on, with his uniform on, with his Kalashnikov in his hand and with his keffiyeh around his neck, and therefore has died a martyr’s death, the kind ...

George Galloway described the man behind the Oct 7 terror attacks as having “died a martyr’s death”. The former MP said Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas ...

The terrorist butcher who, on October 7 last year, masterminded the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, was 'a leader, a fighter, a martyr', they declared. 'While all the global forces of ...

An elaborate gold reliquary containing a part of the heart of a 15-year-old Italian boy sits on a table at the foot of the alter at the St. John's Basilica. At a welcoming mass on Thursday ...

Valentine’s Day has no roots in romantic love, chubby angels, roses, chocolates or anything else we see on TV and in shop windows. It’s actually a commemoration of the life of a 3rd Century saint ...

A Quebec nun has become Canada’s newest saint, more than a century after establishing a religious community that still endures today. Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis was among the 14 saints ...