Saint of the Day

Pope St. Pius X

The first pope to be elected in the 20th century was Pius X, whose real name was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. As World War I was starting, he passed away in 1914, eleven years after taking office as ...

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Saint Stephen of Hungary

The Church is universal, but its expression is always affected—for good or ill—by local culture. There are no “generic” Christians; there are Mexican Christians, Polish Christians, Filipino Christi...

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Saint Hippolytus
Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Lawrence
Saint Dominic
Saint Cajetan

Transfiguration of the Lord

August 6, the feast of the Transfiguration, is observed by Catholics of both the Eastern and Roman rites on this day. The account of the Transfiguration appears in each of the three Syno...

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