The Church commemorates Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr, whose devout life and martyrdom in the arena exemplify the courage ...

"Since he was a Christian, he prayed. He thought of others and he chose to be honest, saying no to the filth of corruption." ...

Hundreds of Catholic faithful gathered at Saint Joseph Cathedral to pay tribute to Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, who was kidnapped and killed in 2007 by unidentified assailants after he refused to ...

Apostle of Rome: St Philip Neri, as painted by Guercino in 1656. ON the via Appia Antica, beyond the Aurelian walls, sits the ancient basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls.

“There’s often a depiction of Saint Sebastian as a martyr being tied to a pole, but it’s always a very sexy man. It’s always somebody stereotypically gorgeous.

St. Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr who lived from the years 256-288 and is the patron saint of both cities.

Team HeraldPANJIM: The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman has released the first set of priest appointments and transfers, with more to be finalised and announced in ...

View The Martyr of St Sebastian and his Companion (Saints Mark and Marcellian taken to their Martyrdom) (1870) By Veronese Paolo; Antique engraving on wove paper; Image Size 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches 14 x ...

But the Romanian government wants to bring the hammer down on the sell-off before it happens with claims that the image of the Christian martyr St. Sebastian being pierced by arrows was stolen and ...

Mexican sculptor Enrique Carbajal González, born in Chihuahua in 1947, adopted the pseudonym “Sebastián” after the painting of the martyred Saint Sebastian by Sandro Botticelli.

Yesterday, we celebrated the feast of Saint Sebastian, and today we honour Saint Agnes (291-304 AD), another martyr who was killed in Rome during the persecution under Emperor Diocletian in 304 AD.

The first being Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels almost too ironic to dive into. But the second was the feast of St. Sebastian, and this Diocletian martyr gives me a glimmer of hope for the future.