On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video gamer and ...

I have been writing this column for 24 years and recently was curious to recall some topics I had written about in the early days. Patron saints were a common theme back then. Webster’s New World ...

As the Scottish professor noted, both Newman and Aquinas were theologians who promoted dialogue between the sciences, especially between faith and reason.

India’s first Catholic layman saint will be officially proclaimed as the patron saint of the country's lay people at an event next month in northern India, according to an official announcement. The ...

I enjoyed Sam Kean’s article in Short Subjects (The Chronicle, October 27). Especially interesting was the box listing the various saints of academe. ... I’d like to bring to your attention one saint ...

Today is March 17, celebrated throughout the world as St. Patrick’s Day, in honor of the missionary who helped spread Christianity through Ireland. Although it’s now often considered a celebration of ...

Two Los Angeles based organizations are marshalling the heavenly forces to protect those who serve in the US armed services. Called Operation: Special Intention, the International Crusade for Holy ...

The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas.

Because of the religious connotations of projects designating St. Barbara as patron saint of artillery and St. Maurice as patron saint of infantry, addressees are directed to ensure a thorough ...