Blessed Miguel Pro: Jesuit Martyr for Christ the King

On November 23, the Church celebrated the feast day of Blessed Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest…

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,…