St John Bosco (b. 16 August 1815 – d. 31 January 1888) is known for being a priest who worked tirelessly founding and running schools that educated and looked after boys, particularly the poor, abandoned, orphaned and delinquent. John Bosco was born in Becchi, a village in Piedmont, Italy. Initially prevented from attending school, his mother did send him to school during the winter of 1824–1825. He was taught to read and write by a priest who also prepared him for his first

The Life of St Teresa of Jesus  is an autobiography written by the saint herself, also referred to as St Teresa of Avila (b. 28 March 1515 – d. 4 October 1582) as she was born in Avila, Spain. She was canonized by Pope Gregory XV about 40 years after her death on 12 March 1622. St Teresa wrote this book under obedience during the 1560s in Spanish. An English translation by David Lewis was published in 1870. There have been other English translations since. The book is not sho

An Exorcist Tells His Story  is a book about exorcism by Fr Gabriele Amorth, SSP (b. 1 May 1925 – d. 16 September 2016) first published...

The veneration of holy images is a tradition held by the Church, in varying ways and degrees, for the past twenty centuries. There have...

Whilst it may be controversial to some, the veneration of saints is a tradition held since the Early Church. This is partly due to the...