The saint — whose name means roughly "Holy Death" — is often worshipped by convicts, drug addicts and criminals, along with other people who feel excluded or are experiencing difficulties in life.

He made the sign of the cross, bowed his head, lighted a candle and placed it at the feet of Holy Death. “It’s very dangerous out on the road. People are killed and there are too many ...

Nor, evidently, was it Francis’. When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31, 2022, at age 95, the Register took note of what a “happy” and holy death he’d had: He had ample time to ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in ... who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified ...