On November 23, the Church celebrated the feast day of Blessed Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest…
Tag: Martyr
Saints of the Issue: North American Martyrs
On October 19, the Church celebrates the feast of the North American Martyrs. These eight Jesuit…
Saint of the Issue: St. Paul Miki and Companions
The history of the Christian faith in Japan is often one of toil and martyrdom. The…
Saint of the Issue: Saint Valentine
Valentine’s Day: a national holiday that involves going out to dinner with your significant other and…
Number of Christian Martyrs Has Tripled in Two Years
According to UK-based Christian advocacy group, Open Doors, the number of Christian martyrs has tripled in…
Father Ragheed of the Eucharist
Fr. Ragheed Ganni was brutally murdered along with three sub-deacons after he had celebrated Mass for…
ISIS in Libya Beheads 21 Copts
ISIS released a video titled “A Message Signed with Blood to the Nation of the Cross”…
Archbishop Romero Recognized As Martyr
On January 8, 2015, a Vatican commission officially declared that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated…
Saint of the Issue: Lucy
During December in Boston, four o’clock in the afternoon often looks more like ten o’clock at…
Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice Remembers Martyrs and Reflects on “Uprooting Injustice”
Over 1,500 people from Jesuit universities, high schools, parishes, and other Catholic organizations gathered in Washington,…