Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Valerian The massacre of the martyrs of Lyons with their bishop, St. Pothinus, took place during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius in the year 177. Marcellus, a priest, we are told, by Divine intervention, managed to escape to Chalon-sur-Saone, where he was given shelter. His host was a pagan, and seeing him offer incense before images of Mars, Mercury, and Minerva, Marcellus remonstrated with and converted him. While journeying toward the North, the priest fell in with the governor Priscus, who asked him to a celebration at his house. Marcellus ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Aichardus St. Aprus St. Vitus St. Valerian St. Emilas & Jeremiah St. Eutropia St. Hernan St. Joseph Abibos St. Leobinus St. Mamilian Bl. Roland de'Medici St. Ribert St. Ritbert St. Nicomedes St. Maximus St. Melitina St. Merinus St. Merinus Bl. Paolo Manna Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Cornelius Cornelius whose feast day is September 16th. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen months by Decius' persecution of the Christians. The main issue of his pontificate was the treatment to be accorded Christians who had been apostasized during the persecution. He condemned those confessors who were lax in not demanding penance of these Christians and supported St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, against Novatus and his dupe, Felicissimus, whom he had set up as an antibishop to Cyprian, when ... Read More » St. Michael the Archangel Conference Catholic Online is staging a very special conference on November 1-3, at the Sofiatel San Francisco Bay Hotel in Redwood City, CA. The Conference is "Saint Michael the Archangel, Defend Us in Battle, Spiritual Warfare and the Triumph of Love." It will focus on the role of St. Michael in our lives and in the world today. The conference is only $495 per person and that price includes a two-night stay at the Sofiatel San Francisco Bay, the conference, a meet and greets with our speakers and esteemed guests, your meals during the conference, and shuttle to and from the San Francisco airport. The price of the conference without hotel is just $249. Click here to reserve your spot now or learn more before the conference sells out. If you cannot attend, consider sponsoring someone who wants to go but cannot because of financial hardship by clicking here. Most Popular GLOBAL COOLING? Arctic ice rebounds strongly this year Read More   Why the media is WRONG about Pope Francis and married priests Read More   Rush is Right: RU 486 IS a Chemical Weapon Read More   FORCED TO CONVERT: Syrian Christians forced to convert to Islam in isolated town Read More   Coptic Christians in Egyptian Village Forced to Pay Jizya Tax Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA