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In the Footsteps of the Martyrs: Three Jesuits Reflect on their Retreat

Each fall, the Catholic Church in the US and Canada remembers the lives and witness of the nine Jesuit missionaries’ whose martyrdoms helped plant the seeds of faith in the vast re...

SSPX pilgrims barred from venerating relics of Canadian Martyrs

One observer commented that if the SSPX 'were Muslim or Hindu they'd have been welcomed with open arms.'

Church Documents 304 Martyrs in Latin America So Far This Century

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How a new Texas parish reminds us that the age of Christian martyrs is not over

The newest Catholic parish in Arlington, Texas, is named for Matthew Ayariga, one of 21 men murdered by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in February 2015.Ayariga was a Gh...

'To see the face of God in wartime': A Jesuit's mission in Siberia

Fr. Wojciech Ziólek's parish covers Tomsk Oblast, a region of more than 122,000 square miles with just two Catholic churches.

Martyrs or Rebels? Rome Conference Debates 100-Year Legacy of Cristero Movement

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Venue Selected for Beatification of Georgia Martyrs

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Fr João Bosco Burnier, SJ: 50 Years Since His Martyrdom in Defence of Human Rights

A Burning Candle: The Oxford Martyrs Latimer and Ridley

On October 16, 1555, in Oxford, England, Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, bishops in the English Church, died as martyrs. Bound back-to-back, they were burned at the stake. The po...

2 Carmelites Survive Ambush On Highway Where Bandits Killed Catholic Sisters in South Sudan

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‘Century of martyrdom’: Vatican commission has recorded death of over 1700 martyrs in the 21st century

A new Vatican commission Rome has recorded the death of over 1700 martyrs in the 21st century.