Beatification is the official recognition that a deceased person can be praised through a local Catholic Church. It is very similar to canonization, with the exception that a canonization recognizes ...

Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It usually affects the skin and nerves, and if not treated can cause permanent damage to the eyes, skin, limbs ...

Father Damien, born Jozef de Veuster on January 3, 1840, in Belgium, is best known for his missionary work on the Hawaiian island of Molokia. The remote island, also known ...

Throughout history, the Catholic church has appointed more than 3,000 people the distinction of Sainthood. These Saints are usually chosen after death because of the way they chose to ...

Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light is a 2007 nonfiction book features a compilation of letters that Mother Teresa wrote to various spiritual advisers. The book was edited by Brian ...

Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, in Macedonia, in 1910. She and her family were of Albanian descent, at the age of 12 Mother Teresa knew ...

Augustine of Hippo (/ɒˈɡʌstɨn/;Wells, J. (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2 ed.). New York: Longman. ISBN 0582364671.Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;)The nomen Aurelius is virtually meaningless, signifying little more ...