Saint of the Day Desk

Saint Philip Neri

Saint Philip Neri was a Christian missionary and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of Catholic priests and lay brothers. He was born in Florence, Italy, on July 21, 1515 ...

Read More

Saint Godric of Finchale

Godric was the oldest of the three children of a freedman Anglo-Saxon farmer. He was born in Walpole, Norfolk, England in 1069 and was an adventurous sea-faring man. Godric spent his youth in t...

Read More

Saint Nereus and Achilleus, the Martyrs : Saint of the Day, May 12

Nereus and Achilleus were among the first martyrs to be venerated as saints. Both men were praetorian soldiers of the Roman army in the household of Flavia Domitilla. They served under ...

Read More