Although an optional memorial on the U.S. liturgical calendar, we should pay attention to St. Rita for two reasons: She is in many ways the patroness of people with unhappy or difficult marriages ...

St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) was born in Italy. From a young age, she had a strong faith and prayer life. Unfortunately, she was pushed into marriage. During her marriage, she raised twin boys.

This year marks the 125th anniversary since Pope Leo XIII declared Rita of Cascia a saint during the Great Jubilee Year of 1900. To celebrate this, numerous commemorations took place worldwide in ...

The Maltese Augustinian Province is this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of the canonisation of St Rita, who was proclaimed saint by Pope Leo XIII on May 24, 1900. St Augustine parish ...

The Vatican has elevated the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Paul of the Cross in Marikina City to the rank of a minor basilica, marking a historic first in the Philippines under the papacy of Pope ...

Parishioners of St. Rita Catholic Church braved the rain on May 22 to honor the church’s namesake’s feast day and its 125th ...

Church officials plan to remove, restore and return the crucifix to its place in a shrine on the church property. Someone desecrated a crucifix at St. Rita Church in Haiku, spray-painting it black ...

Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak. The 55-year-old climber ...

Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak. The 55-year-old climber ...

Kami Rita Sherpa, first climbed Mount Everest in 1994, and has been returning to the highest peak nearly every year since. Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita has broken his record for the most ...

“He has suffered hunger as well. He knows what starvation is about.” The Rev. Homero Sanchez, of St. Rita of Cascia in Chicago, outside the Augustinian General Curia next to St. Peter's ...