Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing on the 19th-century Carmelite’s relevance for the Church today. St. Thérèse’s “genius consists in ...
We tend to shellac our saints, which is probably inevitable once we put them on a pedestal. It is not that they do not deserve the height; it is that, from down here, they are harder to see in their ...
For more than 30 years, the Community of the Beatitudes has been hosting “rose petals” evenings dedicated to the French saint Thérèse de Lisieux (1873–1897). The concept is simple: Devotees write a ...
MANILA, Philippines - Every year, Catholics prepare for the Lenten season, a time for penitence, sacrifice and renewal. Along with the traditional Lenten activities like Visita Iglesia, Seven Last ...
Individuals become Christian because they have been touched by Christ's love, not because they have been convinced or coerced by someone else, Pope Francis said. The Catholic Church needs missionary ...
Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) – With rosary prayers, processions, testimonies of faith, liturgies, and theatrical performances, Chinese Catholics celebrated the feast of the Patron Saint of the Missions, ...
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Missionaries "are not only those who travel long distances, learn new languages, do good works, and are good at proclamation". Missionary is "is anyone who lives as an ...
Individuals become Christian because they have been touched by Christ's love, not because they have been convinced or coerced by someone else, Pope Francis said. The Catholic Church needs missionary ...
People in the congregation pray during a Mass at the Carmel of Port Tobacco in La Plata, Maryland on Nov. 23, 2025 that was ...