Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Francis Caracciolo Founder of the Minor Clerks Regular with St. John Augustine Adorno. He was born in 1563, a member of a noble Neapolitan family. Though he had a rare skin disease, much like leprosy, Francis became a priest, at which time his skin disease disappeared. In 1588, he co-founded the Minor Clerks Regular and spent the rest of his life as the superior. He was canonized in 1807. His cult is now confined to local calendars. Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Petroc St. Alexander St. Aretius St. Breaca St. Walter St. Walter St. Saturnina St. Clateus St. Cornelius of Armagh St. Croidan St. Elsiar St. Rutilius and Companions St. Quirinus of Tivoli St. Quirinus of Siscia St. Nennoc St. Optatus of Milevis St. Metrophanes of Byzantium Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Boniface of Mainz Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where he was a respected scholar, teacher, and priest because he was convinced he was called to missionary work. He had argued and pestered his abbot into letting him go because he would gain greater success for God in foreign lands. He had abandoned a successful, safe life in his mid-forties to win souls for God. But from the moment he stepped off the ship, his trip to Friesland to join the famous missionary Willibrord had ... Read More » Most Popular Ancient architectural wonder of Rome Read More   For Holy Saturday Reflection: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary Read More   For Holy Saturday Reflection: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary Read More   Good Friday Reflection on the Nature of Sin Read More   A Good Friday Reflection: I Thirst Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 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