Rose Maria Benedetta experienced all the sorrow life could bring a wife and mother, and she responded by growing in compassion for others who were suffering.
She was born in 1831 in Genoa, Italy, one of six children in a well-to-do family. She married in 1852 and the couple had three children. The family moved to Marseilles, France, but had to return to Genoa because of financial trouble....
Blessed Maria Catalina Troiani, also known as Maria Caterina of Saint Rose, was born on 19 January 1813 in Giuliano di Roma, Italy. She was the third of four children born to Tommaso Troiani and Teresa Panici. Unfortunately, her mother passed away when Maria was just six years old.
From a young age, Maria felt a deep calling to dedicate her life to God and follow the teachings of Saint...
Son of Domenico Sulprizio and Rosa Luciani, Nunzio was named after his grandfather and baptized when only a few hours old. Nunzio’s father died on 16 May 1820 when the boy was only three years old, his little sister died in 1822, and his new step-father treated the boy as a contemptible burden. Young Nunzio received his basic education at a school run by a priest, and became a pious...
For 150 years during the 16th and 17th centuries, England was at war with Catholicism and the pope. Hundreds of men and women, Catholic and Protestant, were killed during this dispute. Today, the Catholic Church remembers about 300 martyrs who were killed for their faith in England and Wales between 1534 and 1681.
A brief history: Mary I, queen of England and Ireland from 1553-1558,...
Saint Richard Pampuri, also known as Erminio Filippo Pampuri, was born on August 2, 1897, in Trivolzio, Pavia, Italy. He was the tenth of eleven children born to Innocenzo and Angela Pampuri. Unfortunately, Erminio's mother passed away from tuberculosis when he was just three years old. As a result, he was raised by his maternal grandparents and an aunt. Tragically, his father died in a...