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Saint of the Day: St. John Damascene

Martyrs

MAMERTINE PRISON; ROME

Daniel Esparza

Being a prisoner in ancient Rome

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Daniel Esparza

What happened to the other half of the Colosseum?

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

The inspiring story of 40 Jesuits martyred by Calvinist pirates, and their striking underwater memorial

COLONIAL FLORIDA

Daniel Esparza

Meet Antonio Cuipa, one of the martyrs of Florida

Qaraqosh

J-P Mauro

Remains of two priests martyred by Ottomans found in Iraqi chapel

Cayetano Giménez Marín

Francisco Veneto

Fr. Cayetano Giménez Martínez asked to be shot last: He wanted to absolve his companions

Saint Théophane Vénard.

Anne Bernet

St. Théophane Vénard: He prayed for martyrdom—and received it

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John Burger

Trial begins over 2016 jihadist murder of French priest

J-P Mauro

‘The Medieval Body’: A new exhibit explores the human form in sacred art

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I.Media for Aleteia

22 missionaries killed in 2021, reports Vatican agency

MARTYRS

John Burger

30th anniversary of end of USSR a time to recall millions of victims of communism

JUAN ELIAS MEDINA

Kathleen N. Hattrup

A martyr’s last letter to his mother

KOREAN CATHOLIC MARTYRS

Zelda Caldwell

Remains of Korean Catholic martyrs discovered 230 years after they were executed

Catholic Church of St.Thomas of Canterbury

Lucien de Guise

A tale of two Canterburys

Thomas More and John Fisher

Lucien de Guise

Tale of two martyrs: Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher

TOMASZ BECKET

Joanne McPortland

Join the British Museum for a free concert honoring St. Thomas Becket

Zelda Caldwell

A martyr’s death: Fr. Jacques Hamel is remembered

COMPOSTELA

Zoe Romanowsky

Introduce your family to these 5 fascinating Catholic shrines in Canada

René Goupil

Philip Kosloski

St. Augustine’s warning about celebrating martyrs’ feast days

SAINT Januarius

J-P Mauro

Watch the blood of St. Januarius liquefy in May 2021

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