Today is the feast of St. Agatha, of Sicily, Virgin, Martyr. "Every year on February 4 and 5, the men of Catania pull her relics, housed in a bejeweled life-sized effigy through the streets of Catania ...

St. Agatha, the Early Church Martyr Who Tradition Says Was Visited by St. Peter Tradition has it that Agatha miraculously survived the horrors and cruelties committed against her, and during the night ...

St. Agatha is another of those seven women, virgin martyrs, named in the First Eucharistic Prayer (Roman Canon). Since they’re often mentioned at Mass, it’s worth knowing more about them. We already ...

Within the splendor of Milan’s cathedral, a unique image from the late 16th century hangs over one of the side altars of the south aisle of the nave. Created by Federico Zuccari between 1597 and 1599 ...

Archbishop Salvatore Gristina of Catania in the Southern Italian island of Sicily takes part in a St. Agatha procession in 2012. (Credit: Comune di Catania.) Listen ROME – In September Pope Francis ...

An age-old Sicilian sweet, inspired by the martyrdom of St. Agatha, is finding favor with modern pastry chefs. Sarah Hardy of the London cake studio Hebe Konditori’s breast-shaped pastries are partly ...

Every Feb. 5, the Church remembers St. Agatha of Catania, a young woman who consecrated her virginity to God and died a martyr’s death during the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius in the third ...