
The sweet history of National Donut Day
More than a celebration of pastries, the real story of National Donut Day has its roots in faith and service.

Pope Francis will close Mary's month united with the People of God and shrines from war-torn lands.

While nations ignored pope's plea for peace, young Germans and Brits took it upon themselves to honor the Prince of Peace.

Tales of heroism, self-giving, and compassion abound in accounts from two world wars.

If their Baptism meant so little to scores of millions of combatants in that terrible war, then what, finally, was the point of Christianity?

Bl. Rupert Mayer charged into the heat of battle to pray with soldiers and give them the Last Rites.

They've helped me to redeem my faith and reorient my sense of self.

London commemorated the centennial of the end of World War I with 10,000 flames.

Says St. Martin's gesture of cutting his cloak in two to share with the poor shows us the path to peace

The pontiff of WWI set this course; "only the fragile voice" of Benedict XV "dared" to denounce the absurdity of war

And dedicated the first church in the world in her honor.

Yale offers a free online course examining the tensions in Europe leading to "The Great War."

The patron saint of soldiers is honored each year on the same day as Veterans Day.

Marking centenary of US entry into World War I, literary biographer pens dramatic meditation on transformation through conflict.

A first-hand account of the innermost thoughts and feelings of a man on the front lines.