The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has put the “brutal slaughter” in Gaza and other conflicts where “inhumanity is prevalent” in Ukraine and Sudan under the intercession of Irish saint, ...

The Church of St Anthony welcomed a first-class relic — a piece of St Anthony’s flesh — brought from Padua, Italy. The ...

Porto celebrates the summer and a beloved saint with plastic hammers, sardines and leeks By: Helena Alves And Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press Posted: 5:08 AM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025 Last ...

People rest their plastic hammers on a wall while watching flying lanterns soaring above the Douro river as the northern Portugal city of Porto, gears up to celebrate Saint John feast, Monday ...

People rest their plastic hammers on a wall while watching flying lanterns soaring above the Douro river as the northern Portugal city of Porto, gears up to celebrate Saint John feast, Monday ...

A Christian holiday with pagan roots, the festival of St. John the Baptist — Porto's patron saint — is celebrated with fireworks, balloons and lots of grilled sardines. An older St. John's Eve ritual ...

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — On Porto's steep streets, several thousands of people celebrated the summer in the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by bonking friends and strangers ...

That’s the best friend that he modeled: one who cares about your soul,’ says Christine Wohar, author of the book ‘Finding Frassati and Following His Path to Holiness.’ ...

Media Release Mangaluru, Jun 20: St Aloysius Gonzaga School, celebrated the feast of its patron, St Aloysius Gonzaga, on Friday, June 20 with devotion and joy. The celebration also marked the ...