Today is the feast day of St Apollonia, the saint who had her teeth knocked out by a violent mob

In a morning Mass homily, Francis reflected on Samuel's anointing of David as king of Israel

Our books blogger lists her favourite books of 2015

St Jane Frances struck up a close friendship with St Francis de Sales

Throughout her short life, St Kateri Tekakwitha suffered so that she could pursue her calling as a bride of Christ

Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh carried the relics of St Margaret, the 11th-century Queen of Scots

The canonisation will take place on September 23 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington

10th-century Armenian mystic, poet and monk St Gregory of Narek to be a Doctor of the Universal Church