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  Saint of the day June 01 Bl. John Storey, 1571 A.D. Martyr of England. A Doctor of Law, John studied at Oxford, was president of Broadgate Hall and a professor of law, and was an active Catholic in the reign of Queen Mary Tudor. Married about 1547, he entered Parliament and was vocal in his opposition to various anti-Catholic laws then being proposed by the governments of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I. Arrested and imprisoned, he managed to escape but was captured by Elizabeth’s agents in Antwerp, returned for a trial, and executed at Tyburn.   St. Wistan, 850 A.D. Wistan (d.c. 850), Martyr of England. A grandson of the king of Mercia, he was supposedly murdered by Bertulph, king of Mercia and his godfather, for opposing the ruler's planned marriage to Wistan's mother. Originally buried at Repton, his remains were translated to Evesham Cathedral  St. Tegla. Patron saint of a church and well in Ciwyd, Wales.   St. Ronan. A Celtic bishop who promoted...

  St Petronilla https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/161

  Gospel in Art: Feast of The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52497

  Saint of the day May 31 Sts. Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla, & Protus, Roman Catholic Martyrs. Cantius with his brother, Cantianus, and his Sister, Cantianilla. They belonged to the Roman Anicii family, nobles orphaned as children and raised as Christians by one Protus. They freed their slaves, sold their estates, gave to the poor, and fled to Aquileia, Italy, when Emperor Diocletian started his persecution of Christians. Captured at Aquae Gradatae they refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods and were beheaded. Feast May 31 St Felix of Nicosia was a Capuchin friar who lived in the first half of the 18th century. Inside his convent he was porter, shoemaker, and nurse. Outside, he went around begging, and teaching catechism to children. He died in 1787 and was canonized in 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI.  May 31 St. Thomas Du Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he entered the Dominicans as a tertiary and aided the Catholic cause in Vietnam until his arrest by...

  St Joan of Arc https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/160

  Gospel in Art: When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52489

  Saint of the day May 30 Bl. William Filby, 1582 A.D. Martyr of England. Born in Oxfordshire, he studied at Oxford. After graduation, William was converted to Catholicism and went to Reims, France, where he received ordination as a priest in 1581. He returned to England immediately and was arrested with St. Edmund Campion. William was executed at Tyburn with three companions on May 30. He was beatified in 1886.   Bl. Thomas Cottam, 1582 A.D.  English martyr . Born at Dilworth, Lancashire, England, in 1549, he was raised as a Protestant and studied at Oxford University before undergoing a conversion to Catholicism. Leaving England to prepare for ordination at Douai and Rome, he was ordained and joined the Jesuits. going home in 1580. Arrested at his landing at Dover, he was taken to the Tower of London and eventually hanged, drawn, and quartered with three companions.   St. Walstan, 1016 A.D. Penitent and model of charity. Born at Bawburgh, near Norwich, E...

  May 29: St. Paul VI, Pope https://youtu.be/aliew5H6sKo?si=wrysLzWP8TmAArgG

  Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52480

  St Bona of Pisa https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/159

  Gospel in Art: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52481

 Saint of the day May 29 Bl. Richard Thirkeld, 1349 A.D. English martyr, also listed as Thirkild. Born in Durham, England, he studied at Oxford and was said to be quite old when he left the isle to receive preparation for the priesthood at Reims and Douai, France. Ordained in 1579, he went back to England and served the Catholics in the area around Yorkshire until his execution for being a priest on May 29 at York. St. William Arnaud, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. A member of the Dominicans, he held the post of inquisitor general in Southern France during the effort to extirpate the Albigensian heresy. He was martyred by the heretics with eleven companions and is counted among the Martyrs of Toulouse. Feast May 29 Martyrs of Toulouse, Roman Catholic Martyrs. Twelve martyrs put to death by Albigensian heretics nearToulouse, France, on the eve of the feast of the Ascension. Four diocesan priests, three Dominicans, two Benedictines, two Franciscans, and one layman died singing the...

 

U.S. Abortion Numbers Top 1.1 Million in a Year, But Gaps in Data Persist, New Study Finds - ZENIT - English : The release of this report comes at a moment of high political and ethical sensitivity. Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion access has become a patchwork of state laws, legal challenges, and evolving clinical practices

  Nigeria: Dozens killed by extremists in weekend of terror https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52469

  St Germain of Paris https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/158

  Gospel in Art: When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52473

 Saint of the day May 28 Bl. Thomas Ford, 1582 A.D. Martyr of England. He was born in Devon and educated at Oxford. There he converted and set out for Douai, France. Ordained a priest in 1573, he was sent back to England three years later. Thomas labored in Oxfordshire and Berckshire until his arrest. He was martyred on May 28 at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. He was a companion of St. Edmund Campion, and he died with Blesseds Robert Johnson and John Shert. Thomas was beatified in 1882.   Bl. Robert Johnson, 1582 A.D. English martyr. Born in Shropshire, England, he was a servant before he went to study at Rome and Douai, France, receiving ordination in 1576. Returning to the English mission, he served in the area of London for four years, until his arrest. Robert was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn with Blesseds Thomas Ford and John Short. Robert was beatified in 1886.   Bl. John Shert, 1582 A.D. English martyr. He was born at Shert Hall, n...

  St Augustine of Canterbury and St Melangell https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/157

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52465

  Pope: May every baptized Christian feel called to be a sign of hope in our world - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-leo-xiv-africa-day-pilgrimage-blessing-vatican-basilica.html

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 27 ST. AUGUSTINE, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY-St. Augustine of Canterbury, Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597,the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church. Feastday May 27

Transgender Identification Surges Among Young Adults: A Generational Shift or a Social Phenomenon? - ZENIT - English : Psychologist Jean Twenge, one of the authors of the study and a professor at San Diego State University, argues that the data reflect more than just growing acceptance. In her analysis, Twenge cautions against simplistic narratives and insists on a more nuanced reading of the trends.

35-year-old Christian tortured and killed. Activists: ‘Not an isolated case’ - ZENIT - English : On 12 May, Kashif Masih was brutally tortured and killed over a false accusation of theft. A former police officer is under investigation in connection with the case. The incident has reignited outrage over the persecution of Christians in Pakistan and the impunity often granted to those in positions of power. Human rights activists: "No uniform should place anyone above the law."

  Kenya: Two priests killed in one week https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52453

  St Philip Neri https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/156

  Gospel in Art: Saint Philip Neri https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52455

  St. Philip Neri, priest, Founder of the Congregation of the Oratory - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/05/26/st--philip-neri--priest--founder-of-the--congregation-of-the-ora.html

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 26  ST. PHILIP NERI, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE ORATORY-Philip was born in Florence but reborn, for the Romans, in the squares and alleys of the Eternal City, the most run-down of them, in and through which a holy shepherd acquired the “smell of the sheep” - sheep, who had the stench of poverty, which empties both the pockets and the soul.   ST. ELEUTERUS, POPE St. Becan, 6th century. Irish hermit in Cork. Becan lived in the time of St. Columba and was known for his sanctity.   St. Dyfan. Missionary to the Britons. He was sent by Pope St. Eleutherius when a local Briton king requested missionaries from the pope. Dyfan is remembered with a church at Merthyr-Dyfan, Britain. He is also called Deruvianus and Damian.   Sts. Fugatius and Damian, 2nd century. Reportedly missionaries sent by Pope St. Eleutherius to Britain. They are also listed as Phaganus and Diruvianus Fagan and Deruvian, or as Hager and Dyfan....

  St Bede https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/155

  Gospel in Art: The word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52449

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 25  ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE, BENEDECTINE, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH-Venerable Bede. Bede was born near St. Peter and St. Paul monastery at Wearmouth-Jarrow, England. He was sent there when he was three and educated by Abbots Benedict Biscop and Ceolfrid. He became a monk at the monastery, was ordained when thirty, and except for a few brief visits elsewhere, spent all of his life in the monastery, devoting himself to the study of Scripture and to teaching and writing. He is considered one of the most learned men of his time and a major influence on English literature.   ST. GREGORY VII, POPE ST. MARY MAGDALENE DE' PAZZI, VIRGIN St. Aldhelm, 709 A.D. Bishop and abbot, also called Adelemus, Athelmas, Adelnie, Eadelhelm, Aedelhem. Born about 639, and a relative of King Ine of Wessex, he received his early education at Malmesbury, in Wiltshire, England. There he was trained by an Irish teacher, Maildubh, and by Adrian, a native of Roman Africa....

LGBT+ tyranny: school suspends toddler accused of 'transphobia' - ZENIT - English : Suspension of a Toddler for "Transphobia" Sparks Outrage in the UK

Britain: Catholic hospitals could close (or go to jail) if euthanasia legalized - ZENIT - English : Sherrington's alarm is echoed by a growing number of voices, including members of Parliament such as Edward Leigh, who stated flatly: “If religious orders are forced to facilitate this practice, they will abandon the care homes entirely.”

 Gospel and Thought for the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html Gospel in Art: If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52445  Cardinal Grech urges religious men to be ‘engines of hope’ for synodal Church - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-05/cardinal-mario-grech-synodality-religious-men-usg.html  St David of Scotland and the Solemnity of the Translation of St Dominic https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/154 

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 24  St. John del Prado, Roman Catholic Franciscan martyr of Morocco. He was born in Morgobresio, in Leon, Spain, and became a Franciscan of the Strict Observance. Volunteering in 1613 to go to Morocco, he was martyred there with two Franciscan companions on the orders of the ruler of Marrakesh. The ruler supposedly executed John personally. Feastday May 24 ST. VINCENT DI LÉRINS, PRIEST Bl. Louis Moreau, Roman Catholic ordained a priest on December 19, 1846. He was named bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada on November 19, 1875. Founder of the Sisters of de Saint-Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe and Sisters of Sainte-Martha. Feastday May 24 St. David, 1153 A.D. King of Scotland, the son of King Malcolm III and St. Margaret, born in 1084. He was sent to the English Norman court in 1093, and he married Matilda, the widow of the earl of Northhampton, becoming an English baron in 1113. David succeeded his brother, Alexander I, as the king of Scotland ...

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  St William of Rochester https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/153