Month: January 2026

All Saints’ Day Feast date: Jan 01 The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on the first of November. It was instituted to honour all of the saints, both known and unknown, …

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Feast date: Jan 01 The title “Mother of God” goes back to the third or fourth century, but the Greek term Theotokos (“The God-bearer”) …

St. Pelagius Feast date: Jan 01 St. Pelagius was a thirteen year old Christian who was martyred for refusing to denounce his faith and convert to Islam in Cordoba, Spain in 925. …

120 Martyrs of China Feast date: Jan 01 On July 9 the Church celebrates the feast of the 120 Martyrs of China. Religious persecution has a long history in China, …

When war becomes the baseline — not only in policy, but in our imagination — something in us has already broken.

Blessed Bartholomew Longo Feast date: Jan 01 “My only desire is to see Mary who saved me and who will save me from the clutches of Satan.” – Blessed Bartholomew …

The Pope’s January 2026 prayer intention, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (formerly known as the Apostleship of Prayer), is “let us pray that praying with the Word of …

Brothers and sisters:When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son,  born of a woman, born under the law,  to ransom those under the law,  so that we …