BLOG: Apostolic Journeys,Saints and Blesseds
Pope Leo's prayer service in Iznik, Türkiye shows us that unity in love, not divisions, conflicts, disagreements, or violence, has the final word. ...read more
Just last month, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV would be making his first apostolic visit to Türkiye and Lebanon, two nearby Middle Eastern countries separated by Syria and the Mediterranean Sea. ...read more
On October 19, 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonized seven exceptional witnesses of the Christian faith: Ignazio Choukrallah Maloyan, Peter To Rot, Vincenza Maria Poloni, Maria del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martínez, Maria Troncatti, José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, and Bartolo Longo. ...read more
On October 19, 2025, Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Peter To Rot and six others. Who was Papua New Guinea's first-ever saint? ...read more
In 1915, Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan gave his life rather than renounce his faith during the Armenian genocide. ...read more
Devotion to Mary through the rosary has long inspired the residents of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, a neighborhood of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She even miraculously helped build the shrine that bears her name! ...read more