
How St. Stephen, the First Martyr, Embraced the Cross of Christ
SAINTS & ART: The strength of Stephen’s faith meets the fury of his persecutors in Rubens’ Baroque masterpiece.
SAINTS & ART: The strength of Stephen’s faith meets the fury of his persecutors in Rubens’ Baroque masterpiece.
The faithful can express gratitude for deacons any day of the year, including on St. Stephen’s Day.
What is the Church trying to tell us by situating these particular feasts just after the joyful celebration of the Savior’s birth?
Cherished Traditions in the Homeland of Sts. John Paul II and Faustina
During the Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen — the first Christian martyr — the Holy Father renewed his call for peace and brought attention to the persecution that Christians are facing around the world.
The Holy Father warned that smears seriously damage the Christian community.
In a special weekday Angelus address, the Holy Father connected the imagery of the Child Jesus in the crib to his burial after the Crucifixion.
Feast day travel feature on Budapest and Esztergom.
‘The true history of the Church is that of the saints and the martyrs,’ the Holy Father said at daily Mass on April 21, reflecting on the persecution of Christians.
In his Dec. 26 Angelus address, Pope Francis says the feast of the first Christian martyr reminds believers that their faith involves sacrifice.
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