St. John Paul II (the Great), Pope 1920 – 2005 October 22 – Optional Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of World Youth Day Fully prepared, possessing every skill, a pope for the ages makes maximum impact Thirty-three years after the dark cloud of communism had settled over Eastern Europe, [...]

“I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." In 107, during the reign of the brutal Emperor Trajan, this [...]

St. Paulinus of York, Archbishop of York (c.AD 563-644) Paulinus, the first Christian missionary to the kingdom of Northumbria, was a "tall man with a slight stoop, who had black hair, a thin face and a narrow, aquiline nose, his presence being venerable and awe-inspiring". He left Italy in AD [...]

Also known as • Thomas de Cantilupe • Thomas de Cantelow • Thomas de Cantelou • Thomas de Canteloupe • Thomas de Cantelupo Memorial • 25 August (Roman Martyrology) • 3 October (in England) • formerly 2 October Profile Born to the nobility, the son of Baron William de Cantilupe. [...]