The one page document was signed by the archbishop (and future cardinal) of Krakow in 1921. Father Kunst is very happy to have this document added... read more →
Christina was the only legitimate heir to her father. Gustavus Adolphus, who died in battle, and she assumed the crown at age 6... read more →
Bradford parish priest Father John O’Connor was the inspiration for G K Chesterton’s fictional detective priest, Father Brown. And, as this biography of the founder... read more →
A Former Swiss Guard’s Gift to the Papal... read more →
Georg Ratzinger was born January 15, 1924. He is the brother of Pope Benedict XVI. They were ordained together, and he, like the Pope, is a... read more →
Loris Francesco Capovilla was one of the oldest Roman Catholic... read more →
Patrick Peyton was an active youth who came from a large... read more →
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow (Poland), was born on 27... read more →
Era: 1901-1981 The modern world needs to be reminded of the... read more →
Era: 1907-2005 Sr. Lucia Santos was born on March 22, 1907.... read more →
Era: 1914-1930 Pietro Gasparri (1852–1934) was an Italian cardinal who... read more →
Era: 1915-1968 Thomas Merton was born in Prades,... read more →
Mistruzzi was born in 1880 and was known for his work outside... read more →
Cardinal Terence Cooke Era: 1921-1983 Born on March 1st, 1921... read more →
Era: 1958-1991 Giacomo Manzu, whose work often mixed religious, allegorical and... read more →
Era: 1597-1603 Carlo Maderno, a Swiss-Italian architect, was born in Ticino in 1556, and is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture with his... read more →
Era: 1834-1921 Motto: Emitte Spiritum Tuum. "Send forth thy Spirit." (Psalm... read more →
Era: 1846-1878 Giacomo Antonelli was born on April 2, 1806 at... read more →
Era: 1870-1953 By Pope Pius XI, Belloc was decorated with... read more →
Era: 1874-1963 Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England... read more →
Era: 1889-1967 Born in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1889, Francis Joseph Spellman... read more →
Era: 1890-1902 Assunta Goretti was the mother of St. Maria Goretti. July 6th is the feast day of St. Maria Goretti, one of the youngest saints... read more →
Era: 1892-1975 Nowadays it is often emphasized that the speaker breaking... read more →
Era: 1895-1979 Pope Pius XII once asked Bishop Fulton Sheen how many converts he had made. He answered: Your Holiness, I have never counted them. I am... read more →
Era: 1898-1962 One of the reasons I am here on earth... read more →