Although an optional memorial on the U.S. liturgical calendar, we should pay attention to St. Rita for two reasons: She is in many ways the patroness of people with unhappy or difficult marriages; and ...

The Basilica of St. Rita, the patron saint of impossible causes, is launching a seven-month prayer initiative for Lebanon as the country faces an unprecedented economic and political crisis. “In ...

Joseph Byrd doesn’t consider himself a particularly religious man, but when he saw a statue of St. Rita of Cascia 50 years ago in a Southern California storefront, he couldn’t take his eyes off the ...