How a Saint’s Feast Became Hungary’s National Holiday After Communism
Once suppressed under communist rule, the feast of St. Stephen is now the country’s defining civic and religious holiday.
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How St. Stephen, the First Martyr, Embraced the Cross of Christ
SAINTS & ART: The strength of Stephen’s faith meets the fury of his persecutors in Rubens’ Baroque masterpiece.
What Deacon Frank Taught Me About Affirming and Promoting Vocations
The faithful can express gratitude for deacons any day of the year, including on St. Stephen’s Day.
Martyrs’ Feasts Situated Perfectly at Christmastime
What is the Church trying to tell us by situating these particular feasts just after the joyful celebration of the Savior’s birth?
The First Star and the Second Day of Christmas
Cherished Traditions in the Homeland of Sts. John Paul II and Faustina
Pope Francis: After 2,000 Years, the Persecution of Christians Continues
During the Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen — the first Christian martyr — the Holy Father renewed his call for peace and brought attention to the persecution that Christians are facing around the world.
Pope Francis: Slander Is a ‘Diabolical Cancer’
The Holy Father warned that smears seriously damage the Christian community.
Pope Francis: St. Stephen’s Day Connects Christ’s Birth to His Salvific Mission
In a special weekday Angelus address, the Holy Father connected the imagery of the Child Jesus in the crib to his burial after the Crucifixion.
St. Stephen’s Hungary: Relics and Holy Beauty Befitting the King of Kings
Feast day travel feature on Budapest and Esztergom.
Pope Francis: ‘How Many Stephens There Are in the World!’
‘The true history of the Church is that of the saints and the martyrs,’ the Holy Father said at daily Mass on April 21, reflecting on the persecution of Christians.
