Thursday 16 May |

Saint of the Day: St. Brendan “the Navigator”

Italy

CARLO ACUTIS

Violeta Tejera

Carlo Acutis’ first stained glass window in jeans and sneakers

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Daniel Esparza

3 Vatican “secrets” that are not secret at all

James of the March

Bret Thoman, OFS

The incorrupt remains of St. James of Marches were moved to this church

GRANDPARENTS TRIBUTE

J-P Mauro

New music video honors World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

CODY SWANSON

J-P Mauro

God is waiting in the marble: Cody Swanson found faith in sacred art

Church of Santa Margherita in Cortona

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage in the footsteps of sinner-turned-saint Margaret of Cortona

PILGRIMAGE

Bret Thoman, OFS

So, you want to take a walking pilgrimage in Italy …

VATICAN

Agence I.Media

Understanding the controversy over the Vatican and Italy’s anti-homophobia law

Angela of Foligno

Bret Thoman, OFS

St. Angela spent her first 30 years living a “mortally sinful life”

Camaldoli

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage to the “small cells” of St. Romuald

MADONNA GHISALLO

V. M. Traverso

In Italy, cyclists bike to the church of their patron saint

San Giuseppe da Copertino

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage to the home of St. Joseph of Cupertino

DANTE

John Burger

Visitors to Dante’s tomb pay homage with daily readings of his work

Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo

Bret Thoman, OFS

St. Francis is said to have tamed a wild wolf in this Italian village

CURON SUBMERGED

V. M. Traverso

An Italian Alpine village emerges around its underwater church

Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Bret Thoman, OFS

Padua: In the footsteps of St. Anthony and St. Leopold Mandic

AMALFI, ITALY

Bret Thoman, OFS

Amalfi, Italy: Relics of St. Andrew

mafia boss

John Burger

Mafia to be excommunicated, says Vatican

HOUSE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Catherine of Siena

SAINT Januarius

J-P Mauro

Watch the blood of St. Januarius liquefy in May 2021

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