Explore the lives of strong Catholic female saints whose faith and courage shaped the Church. From St. Joan of Arc to St.

VATICAN—Pope Francis has declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne—who were executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution—as saints through the rare procedure of ...

Albert the Great. The martyrs, comprising 11 nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs, were arrested during a time of fierce anti-Catholic persecution. The French Revolution’s Civil Constitution ...

Before meeting her death, each sister knelt before their prioress who gave them permission to die. The prioress was the last ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Thursday, a former Louisville Catholic school teacher plead guilty to child porn charges, according to ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints. It was a rare decision, in that no one in the Church disagreed with it. In order to understand why the ...

A former Louisville Catholic school teacher has admitted to creating child pornography using pictures of his students.