The second line of the Christmas carol slips past us. We hear “Good King Wenceslas looked out…” But what about the next bit, “…on the Feast of Stephen?” What’s that about? December 26th is St. Stephen ...

The UAE is celebrating its annual Commemoration Day today. The day is a national event and a precious occasion to express ...

On April 29, the Trevi Fountain, one of the most popular and emblematic tourist spots in Rome, will be dyed red in recognition of all Christians who even today give their life for the faith. The event ...

Overused in contemporary parlance, the word martyr has perhaps lost its power to move us. It is either rendered ridiculous through misapplication to minor situations or seems so sublime that our ...

SHKODER, Albania — Human bones, old shoes and deteriorating priest collars fill cardboard boxes in the office of Franciscan Brother Vincenzo Foca, an Italian who lives and works in Shkoder. The ...

“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, the ...