During his last daily Mass as pastor of St. Michael, Overlea, in June, Father James Proffitt encouraged parishioners to pray for priests.Read More

St. Waltrude was the daughter of St. Bertille and the sister of St. Aldegondes. She married a lord in the king’s court and had four children. She convinced her husband, St. Vincent of Siognies, to become a monk. St. Waltrude founded a religious community, but she was member and not a leader of the community....Read More

St. Torquatus lived in the first century. Along with Ss. Ctesiphon, Caccilius, Secundus, Euphrasius, Indaletius and Hesychius, St. Torquatus was a Christian missionary in Spain and a disciple of Ss. Peter and Paul. St. Torquatus concentrated his missionary work in the Granada area. Most of these saints were martyred and share a feast day.Read More

KALAUPAPA, Hawaii – As Sacred Hearts Father Christopher Keahi handed out new “St.” Damien prayer cards in St. Francis Church in anticipation of the priest’s Oct. 11 canonization in Rome, a guest with a most special connection to Hawaii’s first saint sat in a middle pew.Read More

Despite the reaction they elicit among many football fans and media analysts, a concussion is not a laughing matter, “Got his bell rung” and “dinged” have long been in the sport’s nomenclature.Read More

St. Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was an Apostle. He doubted that Christ was truly resurrected until he was able to touch Christ’s wounds. The saint preached in Persia and India. He helped start the church in various places by forming many parishes and building churches as he traveled. He was killed in India...Read More

St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in Spain in 1491. The youngest of more than 10 children in a noble family, St. Ignatius became a soldier in the army in 1517. After a bad leg injury during a battle in May 1521, the saint needed a lot of time to rest and heal. During that...Read More

The following is a Sept. 10 news release from the Archdiocese of Baltimore:Read More