Five Martyrs, Four Orders, One Faith
Five missionaries to Japan — a Dominican, a Franciscan, an Augustinian and two Jesuits — offered their lives in 1617 as witnesses to Jesus Christ.
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St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: Pope St. Cornelius reminded the early Church that God’s mercy can forgive even the worst sins.
Catholic Priests Martyred Under Ottoman Empire Beatified in Lebanon
Father Leonard Melki and Father Thomas Saleh were Capuchin friars and missionaries in what is now Turkey who were arrested, tortured and martyred by the forces of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and 1917 respectively.
Holiness Off the Beaten Path: St. Peter Chanel, Protomartyr of Oceania
God seems to like to write salvation history in places like Bethlehem and Nazareth — and Futuna
St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: While St. Polycarp “shared the cup of Christ” with his martyrdom, it’s not the only reason we remember him almost 2,000 years later.
A Winter Offering: The 53 Martyrs of Yonezawa
In January 1629, with hands bound and rosaries around their necks, this group of Catholic faithful were beheaded in Yonezawa, Japan.
St. Thomas Becket vs. the King
Becket’s stalwart faith brought the wayward King Henry II back to his knees and back to God.
Two Virgin Martyrs, Killed During World Wars 30 Years Apart
Both women have been honored by the Church in defensum castitatis, “in the defense of chastity.”
Cardinal Beatifies Four Martyrs of Spanish Civil War
Among the victims of a wave of anticlerical violence were 13 bishops, 4,172 diocesan priests and seminarians, 2,364 male religious, and 283 female religious.
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko — Terror of Communists, Target of Vandals, Hero of Catholics Worldwide
For some modern Americans, Blessed Jerzy’s bold resistance to communism is an object of protest.
