‘Almighty ever-living God, grant that through St. Catherine’s intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church.’ Annibale ...
A deadly plague enters Italy from China, quickly spreading to the rest of Europe. The Roman Catholic Church, racked by division and questions concerning the pope, surveys the bleak landscape. The Holy ...
Dating back to the sixth century BC, St Catherine's Monastery is the world's oldest continuously inhabited monastery — Sally KANDIL Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery ...
The Egyptian presidency has reaffirmed its full commitment to preserving the unique and sacred religious status of St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, ensuring this status remains untouched. In ...
On this day we celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Dominican tertiary, mystic, advisor to popes, writer, Doctor of the Church. Catherine Benincasa was born in Siena, March 25, 1347. She ...
The Black Death has been described as the greatest catastrophe in history. Between 1346 and 1353, this epidemic of bubonic plague killed 50 million people—60 percent of the population in Europe.
The US State Department supports the efforts to safeguard the historical and religious significance of St Catherine's Monastery in Sinai.