July 6 is the feast of St. Maria Goretti, an Italian girl who fought off an attempt at rape in 1902 and paid for it with her life. Pope Pius XII canonized her in 1950. I’ll admit that, every time July ...

These saints teach us that love is stronger than death and that our hope lies not in this world but in God’s loving embrace. LEFT: “Martyrdom of St Dymphna and St Gerebernus” by Jacques de l'Ange ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of Catholics gathered to witness a first in Chicago. The relic of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, is on display at St. Cantius Church in the city's Goose ...

St. Maria Goretti, whose feast is celebrated on July 6, is one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Her powerful testimony of forgiveness shows how someone’s life can dramatically ...

Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti. At just 11 years old, she died a martyr after being fatally stabbed. Today, the Church ...

Any student in grade 2 or above from Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary’s Assumption or St. Mary, Help of Christians, who is interested in becoming an altar server is invited to begin preparing. Training ...

Rachel Coassolo, left, and Jennifer Johnson sing ’What is This Feeling’ in St. Maria Goretti’s American Idol. The cast of St. Maria Goretti’s American Idol performs the finale ’God Bless the USA’ last ...

Speaker and researcher Massimo Paris from Broomall made a presentation on the Shroud of Turin to members of the St Maria Goretti parish in Hatfield, on Saturday, April 12. Massimo, born and raised in ...

BRUISES. BACK HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING FOR LONG-TIME SAINT MARIA GORETTI PASTOR MONSIGNOR EARL GAUTHREAUX. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS TELLS US HE ...