St. Agnes Hospital is viewed by many as a symbol of strength and resilience in the aftermath of slavery. It was built by the students of St. Augustine, who not only built the structure, but ...

St. Agnes was about 12 or 13 when she was killed. Tradition has it she came from a Roman noble family. Age 12 or 13 was already the time of puberty and, with shorter life spans, a girl of that age ...

The lamb is also a symbol of St. Agnes, a young Roman virgin who dedicated herself to Christ. She chose the martyr’s death over breaking that vow of purity to God by marrying the governor’s son.

"Here in (in the basilica of) St. Agnes, we have known this tradition for 500 years," Fr. Franco Bergamin explained to CNA in a Jan. 21 interview shortly before the Mass of the blessing took place.

The City of Fond du Lac has many beautiful places to visit and enjoy some incredible scenery, including Lakeside Park and other wildlife areas. For those who call, or have […] ...

Two chaste white lambs pomped with ribbons looked at the Pope last week, on the anniversary of St. Agnes' deathday. They had just come from blessing in the Church of St. Agnes on the Via ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis observed the feast of St. Agnes on Thursday with the time-honored custom of the blessing of lambs (), whose wool will be used to make palliums, a vestment worn by ...

ST. AGNES PARISH. St. Agnes Parish, established in 1893 to serve Catholics in the Hough neighborhood, saw a demographic shift by the 1950s, becoming a predominantly AFRICAN AMERICAN parish.. As early ...

After more than 50 years serving at St. Agnes Parish in Phoenix, the Carmelite priests are departing. They leave behind a ...