The relics of St Petroc (June 4) have been stolen and returned twice
Topic: Saint of the week
The Sister who worked tirelessly to build ‘an ever more human world’
Posted on Tuesday, 29 May 2012
St Urszula Ledóchowska (May 29)
The Scottish king who spent his last hours reciting the psalms
Posted on Thursday, 24 May 2012
St David of Scotland (May 24)
The 13th-century Carmelite believed to have lived for more than 100 years
Posted on Tuesday, 15 May 2012
St Simon Stock (May 16)
The Carthusian monk hung, drawn and quartered for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church
Posted on Friday, 4 May 2012
St Robert Lawrence (May 4)
The dedicated missionary clubbed to death on a Pacific island
Posted on Saturday, 28 April 2012
St Pierre Chanel (April 28) had his heart set on missionary work abroad since the age of 14
The Franciscan who used songs, games and dance to spread the Gospel
Posted on Wednesday, 25 April 2012
St Peter of St Joseph Betancurt (April 25), born in Tenerife, ministered to the poor in Guatemala City
The Lourdes visionary who expected to be boiled on a grill in Purgatory
Posted on Monday, 16 April 2012
St Bernadette (April 16) grew up in the direst extremes of poverty
The rich, handsome marquess who dedicated herself to the poor
Posted on Tuesday, 10 April 2012
St Magdalen of Canossa (April 10)
The saint who believed he was ‘a plague-spot in soul and body’
Posted on Friday, 30 March 2012
St Vincent Ferrer (April 5) believed that Jews should be rooted out of Spain. His anti-Semitic sermons sparked riots that killed thousands
Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips