Saint Edmund Campion, also known as Edmundus Campion and The Pope's Champion, was born on January 24, 1540, in London, England. He was the son of a Catholic bookseller named Edmund, whose family had converted to Anglicanism. Initially, the young Edmund planned to follow in his father's footsteps and enter the family trade. However, his life took a different turn when he earned a...

Our Lady of Beauraing (also known as the Virgin of the Golden Heart) is the title of 33 Marian apparitions reported in Beauraing, Belgium, between November 1932 and January 1933 by five children whose ages ranged between 9 and 15. For several years after the apparitions, pilgrims flocked to the small town of Beauraing, province of Namur (Belgium), and many cures were claimed. She is celebrated...

Saint Irenarcus, also known as Irenarchus, Irenarco, or Irénarque, was an individual with a background as an official torturer and executioner during the persecutions of Christian believers under the rule of Emperor Diocletian. However, his life took a remarkable turn when he was deeply moved by the incredible courage and unwavering faith of the Christians he was tasked with persecuting. In...

On November 27, 1830, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure in Paris, France and gave her a vision of an image, with instructions to strike the image, front and back, onto a medal. With this medal Our Lady promised that, "All those who wear it will receive great graces; these graces will be abundant for those who wear it with faith.” The medal bears an image of...