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Pope Francis: How much time do you spend judging others? | ICN : In his homily, during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis reflected on the words of Jesus in the day's Gospel reading from Luke, (6:36-...

Blessed Daniel Brottier | ICN : Priest. Born in France in 1876, Daniel began his working life as a teacher. After a few years working at home he felt drawn to the priesthood and j...

St Gabriel Possenti | ICN : Monk. Patron of young people. St Gabriel was born in 1838, a younger son of the governor of Assisi. He studied at the Jesuit college at Spoleto whe...

St Porphyry of Gaza | ICN : Bishop. Born in Salonica in 352, St Porphyry became a monk and lived in the Egyptian desert and the Jordan valley. After some years he developed a ...

Catholic Prayers - Litany of Loreto, English

St Margaret of Cortona | ICN : Franciscan sister. Margaret was the beautiful daughter of a Tuscan peasant, born in 1242. At the age of 18 she fell in love with a rich young noble...

St Mesrop the Teacher | ICN : Bishop. Born in 345, this saint was one of the founders of the Armenian church. He worked with St Isaac the Great as a missionary among his people....

St Elias and Companions | ICN : Elias and four companions, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah (also known as Jeremy and Jeremias), and Samuel were Egyptian martyrs who visited Christians co...

St Valentine | ICN : Two early Christian martyrs called Valentine are listed on this day in the Roman Martyrology. One was a Roman priest, who died for his faith on the...

Resources for Catholic singles | ICN : Besides being Ash Wednesday - 14 February is also is the feast of St Valentine, traditionally the patron saint of courtship, engaged couples and ha...

St. Valentine, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith ineffectual, commanded him to be beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be beheaded, which was executed on February 14, Feastday February 14

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes | ICN : On this day, more than one hundred and fifty years ago, a 14 year-old girl, Bernadette Soubirous, saw Our Lady in a cave on the banks of the River ...

St Scholastica | ICN : First Benedictine nun. All that is known about St Scholastica comes from the Dialogues of Gregory the Great. She was the twin sister of St Benedict...

Gidea Park: Fr Adrian Graffy on 'Understanding the Creed' | ICN : Fr Adrian Graffy gave two talks on the Creed, in the parish of Gidea Park, Brentwood Diocese, on 24th and 31st January 2018.Fr Adrian began ...

St Josephine Bakhita | ICN : Nun. Also known as Madre Moretta. Born in the Sudan in 1869 to a wealthy family, Josephine was kidnapped at the age of nine and sold into slavery. ...

St Colette | ICN : Nun. Born in Corbie, France in 1381, Colette began to follow the Third Order Rule when she was 21. She became an anchoress, living in a small room ...

St Paul Miki | ICN : Martyrs of Japan. St Francis Xavier brought Christianity to Japan in 1549. By the time he left a few years later, there were about 2,000 Christians...

St Agatha | ICN : Saint Agatha. Virgin martyr. Born in 231 AD at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, she was martyred in approximately 251. She is one of seven women, who, a...

Pope speaks out against 'scourge' of usury | ICN : Pope Francis met members of the National Anti-Usury Council, at an audience in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican on Saturday, 3 February. In his a...

St Andrew Corsini | ICN : Bishop of Fiesole. Andrew Corsini was the son of a rich Florentine family, born in 1302. He lead a dissolute youth until one day his mother told hi...

St Blaise | ICN : Patron saint of sufferers from throat diseases. One of the 'Fourteen Holy Helpers' St Blaise is believed to have been a fourth century bishop of Se...

Text: Pope's homily at Mass for World Day of Consecrated Life | ICN : 'Today's frantic pace leads us to close many doors to encounter, often for fear of others. Only shopping malls and internet connections are alw...

St Theophane Venard | ICN : Priest and martyr. The son of a French schoolmaster, St Theophane was born in 1829 in Saint-Loup sur-Thouet. He joined the Society of Foreign Missi...

St Brigid of Ireland | ICN : Foundress. Saint Brigit of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba.Brigid is believe...

US Bishops launch websites to help Catholics address poverty | ICN : Nearly 41 million people live in poverty in the United States, including 15 million children. The poverty threshold...

US Bishops launch websites to help Catholics address poverty | ICN : Nearly 41 million people live in poverty in the United States, including 15 million children. The poverty threshold...