Today is the feast of St. Benedict Joseph Labre. He was born at Amettes, near Boulogne, in 1748. After several attempts to join the Trappists, the Cistercians, and the Carthusians, he realized he was ...

On April 16, 1783, a Holy Wednesday, Benedict Joseph Labre dragged himself to Saint Maria dei Monte, the cardinalatial titular church in Rome, where he heard Mass every morning. Worn out after six ...

Founded in 1920 as a focus of Catholic Christian reflection on current events, New Blackfriars publishes articles and book reviews of general interest, with an emphasis on theology, philosophy and ...

Years in present location: 114 years. “We date back to 1892,” said the Rev. Msgr. John O’Brien. Size and character of congregation: “On Sundays, we have 1,000 people who worship here,” said the pastor ...