Through prayer, peace and sacrifice, the “saint of the impossible” shows how suffering can become union with Christ.

The feast of St. Rita of Cascia, celebrated May 22, reminds us of the healing power of prayer, penance and forgiveness — and her spiritual kinship with Pope Leo XIV, the Church’s new Augustinian pope.

One statue portrays a nun wearing her habit — St. Rita herself. The 14th century sister was from Cascia, Italy — not far from where many of those who built the church grew up. In the Catholic ...

The people of Santa Rita, Pampanga, together with pilgrims and visitors from nearby towns, are expected to gather on May 22, ...