Killer of Martyred Italian Nun: ‘I Can Have of Her Only a Memory of Love’
Venerable Maria Laura Mainetti was known for her social and charitable commitment.
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Blessed James Miller — Wisconsin Farmer and Catholic Martyr
“The Church is being persecuted because of its option for the poor.”
Swiss Guards Postpone Swearing-In of New Recruits Due to Coronavirus
The Swiss Guards marked the 493rd anniversary of the May 6, 1527 battle with Mass in the church of Santa Maria of the Pieta in the Teutonic College, followed by the “laying of the wreath,” in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs in Vatican City.
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s Holy Week
The martyr wrote to his wife, Franziska, ‘What is our little suffering compared with what Christ endured?’
Pope Francis Honors Heroism of Japanese Martyrs of Nagasaki
‘I have come here as a pilgrim to pray, to confirm you in the faith, and to be confirmed by the faith of these brothers and sisters,’ he said.
Pope Francis Celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass in Rome Catacombs
‘The souls of the just are in the hands of God,’ he said Nov. 2.
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, a Martyr of Our Times
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko was killed Oct. 19, 1984.
Remembering a Young Martyr, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
COMMENTARY: The young priest’s contribution to the peaceful demolition of the Iron Curtain was critical.
16th-Century Saints: Holy Heroes to Emulate
“God never fails to help anyone who is determined to give up everything for him.”
Recusants and Martyrs Who Resisted England’s Tudor Terror
It is worth considering the English Resistance to the Tudor Terror in the hope that it will inspire similar holiness and heroism today.
