YORK, Pa. (CNS) – Students and faculty members at York Catholic High School now have a vivid reminder of the heroism of firefighters who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City through an American flag with an image of the New York City skyline displayed at the entrance to their...Read More

DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) – Catholic churches in Ireland are appealing for information about the location of nine Catholics murdered between 1972 and 1985 and whose bodies were buried in secret. Priests in the Archdiocese of Armagh, Northern Ireland, issued the appeal at Masses the first weekend in January. Other Catholic churches in the Irish Republic...Read More

St. Sylvester I became pope in 314. He led the church during the time of Constantine the Great. He sent legates (people appointed as the pope’s personal representatives) to the First Council of Nicaea. Constantine was generous to the church, and St. Sylvester was able to build some of the great churches in Rome, including...Read More

St. Thomas Becket was born in London in 1118. He served as archdeacon of Canterbury and chancellor of England. He was ordained in 1162 and became archbishop of Canterbury. This saint resisted the king’s interference in church matters. He was martyred in 1170. St. Thomas Becket is patron saint of the clergy.Read More

St. Stephen the Martyr was a preacher and deacon who became the first Christian martyr. He is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. He was preaching the Gospel outdoors when an angry mob stoned him to death circa the year 33. St. Stephen is patron saint of deacons, headaches, horses and masons.Read More

Today is the feast of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), a holy day of obligation. This feast celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Merry Christmas!Read More

St. Winebald, along with brothers St. Willibald and St. Walburga, was a son of St. Richard the King. He made a pilgrimage from his homeland of England to the Holy Land. However, he became ill and lived in Rome for seven years to recover and study. After returning to England, he went to Germany with...Read More

St. Adelaide, the daughter of a king of Upper Burgundy, had an arranged marriage. At 16, she married the man who became a king of Italy. He died in 950. She married Otto the Great in 951, and he became emperor in 952. When Otto died in 973, his son, Otto II, became emperor. Otto...Read More