The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas.

I enjoyed Sam Kean’s article in Short Subjects (The Chronicle, October 27). Especially interesting was the box listing the various saints of academe. ... I’d like to bring to your attention one saint ...

The Italian nuns canonized are Vincenza Maria Poloni, the 19th-century founder of Verona's Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, ...

St George’s Day on April 23 may be seen as a day of celebration in England, but a quarter of English citizens don’t know who their patron saint is. New research, conducted by Paddy Power Games, ...

Two Los Angeles based organizations are marshalling the heavenly forces to protect those who serve in the US armed services. Called Operation: Special Intention, the International Crusade for Holy ...

Because of the religious connotations of projects designating St. Barbara as patron saint of artillery and St. Maurice as patron saint of infantry, addressees are directed to ensure a thorough ...

An end of the road most of us hope won't look quite so bleak is portrayed in "The Patron Saints," the feature debut of documentarians Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky. An end of the road most of ...