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Saint of the day: St. Simon

A relative of Jesus’, possibly a first cousin. He is in the Gospel of Matthew, and is one of the brethren of Christ mentioned in Acts who was present at the birth...

Saint of the day: St. Cornelius, Pope, Martyr and St. Cyprian, Bishop, Martyr

Saint Cornelius was elected Pope in 251 during the persecutions of Emperor Decius. His first challenge, besides the ever-present threat of the Roman authorities, was to...