Saints

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas: Fact or Fiction?

This expert went on a journey to learn more about Saint Nicholas.

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Mural of Saints

Lord, Save Us from ‘Cute’ Saints!

“Cute” isn’t all bad, but this way of looking at saints hides the wideness of God's mercy.
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Saint John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist: Prophet, Preacher, Witness

Is our faith, our spirit, a lively witness to others? Does our presence point others to Jesus—as St. John the Baptist did in his lifetime?
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Pope John Paul II greets his audience

Notes from a Friar: Pope John Paul II and Suffering

Throughout the last years of his papacy, Pope John Paul II relied on God to endure his failing health.
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The Ongoing Legacy of Oscar Romero

Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero may have been murdered decades ago, but his presence lives on in El Salvador.
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Mother Teresa’s Road to Sainthood

Scarcely two years after the death of Mother Teresa in September 1997, the Archbishop of Calcutta requested that Pope John Paul II dispense with the five-year waiting period required before beginning the process of beatification and canonization.
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St. Teresa of Kolkata gives comfort to a sick man at the Missionaries of Charity home in Kolkata, India, in this undated photo. (OSV News photo/KNA)

Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi: Two Saints, One Spirit

Every day after Holy Communion, Mother Teresa and her community would say the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis.
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