Saint of the Day

Saint Bertilla Boscardin

If anyone knew rejection, ridicule and disappointment, it was today’s saint. But such trials only brought Maria Bertilla Boscardin closer to God and more determined to serve him. Born in...

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Saint Teresa of Avila

Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada was born in 1515 in the Castilian city of Avila. Her family was descended from Jewish merchants who became Christians during the reign of King Ferdinand and Q...

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Pope Saint John XXIII
Saint Daniel Comboni
Saint John Leonardi
Saint Reparata
Saint Faustina Kowalska

Saint Francis of Assisi

On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible. ...

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