St. Augustine Zhao Rong

St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China's relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was...
Sts. Aquila and Priscilla

Sts. Aquila and Priscilla

When Paul came to Corinth (probably in the year 50), he met Priscilla (or Prisca) and her husband Aquila, tentmakers by trade like Paul,...
St Palladius

St. Palladius

An early Irish missionary, the first bishop of Ireland, and the immediate predecessor to St. Patrick. Perhaps originally of British or Roman descent, Palladius...
St Maria Goretti

St. Maria Goretti

One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the...
St. Anthony Zaccaria

St. Anthony Zaccaria

At the same time that Martin Luther was attacking abuses in the Church, a reformation within the Church was already being attempted. Among the...
St Elizabeth of Portugal

St. Elizabeth of Portugal

Elizabeth is usually depicted in royal garb with a dove or an olive branch. At her birth in 1271, her father, Pedro III, future...
St. Thomas

St. Thomas The Apostle

St. Thomas was a Jew, called to be one of the twelve Apostles. He was a dedicated but impetuous follower of Christ. When Jesus...
St Oliver Plunkett

St. Oliver Plunkett

St. Oliver Plunkett was born on 1 November 1625 into an influential Anglo-Norman family at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co Meath. In 1647, he went...
Bl Junipero Serra

Blessed Junipero Serra

In 1776, when the American revolution was beginning in the east, another part of the future United States was being born in California. That...
1st Martyrs of Rome

The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

There were Christians in Rome within a dozen or so years after the death of Jesus, though they were not the converts of the...