Four of America’s Holiest Men and Women Every U.S. Catholic Should Know About
America’s 250-year history is momentous and profound, yet chaotic and imperfect, marked by the women and men who labored to create a land of liberty. The Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the only Church-approved Marian apparition in the United States, has created an opportunity for America’s Catholics to see the faces of the holy women and men who have been a light in America’s darkest hours. Here are four of America’s holiest women and men all U.S. Catholics should know about: 1) Saint Junípero Serra Meet Saint Junípero Serra, O.F.M., who, during the era of Spanish colonization in the western United States, witnessed the mistreatment of Native peoples and recognized the dignity and beauty of Indigenous cultures. Empowered by the missionary outreach of the Gospel, Saint Junípero moved from Spain to America, founding nine missions
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PRESS RELEASE: America’s 250th Anniversary Celebrated Through Catholic Saints Exhibit and National Novena
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE America’s 250th Anniversary Celebrated Through Catholic Saints Exhibit and National Novena July 1-9 event includes displays and presentations representing the 76 Shrines and Guilds for the U.S. Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Servants of God, honoring our nation’s birth in 1776 CHAMPION, WISCONSIN (June 1, 2026) – The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion – the first and only approved Marian apparition site in the U.S. – is hosting the Catholic Saints of America exhibit July 1-9, 2026, to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary. This first-of-its-kind Carlo Acutis-inspired exhibit will honor the holy men and women of America, Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Servants of God, who have shaped the nation’s faith and offer inspiring models of Christian virtue. Rector, Fr. Anthony Stephens, CPM, wrote the Novena for Our Nation which starts
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The Shrine Untouched by Flames
The Shrine Untouched by Flames by Edward Anthony Dundon On 30 January 2026, Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Champion, Wisconsin, invited submissions from anyone with helpful information to support Adele Brice’s cause for sainthood. This marked the first step in the canonisation process of the visionary Adele Brice, who had encountered Our Lady in Champion in 1859. In 2022, the Vatican recognised the apparition of the Blessed Virgin in Wisconsin – the only site in the United States to receive the distinguished honour of a Marian apparition. A year later, the shrine was renamed the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. In 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) designated the grounds of the shrine as a national shrine. The USCCB also examined historical information and testimonies concerning Our Lady’s apparitions of 1859. Among the records were Our Lady’s instructions to Adele to
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IN THE NEWS: Lessons in Faith From Holy Men and Women of the United States
This summer we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of American freedom. In one of the darker hours of our history, President Abraham Lincoln spoke of a need, “that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom.” During the bicentennial of the constitution, when St. Pope John Paul II visited America in 1979, the Holy Father mentioned to president Ronald Reagan that, “A new birth of freedom is repeatedly necessary: freedom to exercise responsibility and generosity, freedom to meet the challenge of serving humanity, the freedom necessary to fulfill human destiny, the freedom to live by truth, to defend it against whatever distorts and manipulates it, the freedom to observe God’s law–which is the supreme standard of all human liberty – the freedom to live as children
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Walk to Mary Photo Album
More than 10,000 pilgrims took to the streets for the 13th Annual Walk to Mary "America’s Mini Camino". From the National Shrine of St. Joseph to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, pilgrims journeyed 22 miles in prayer, sacrifice, joy, and faith. Every mile carried prayers. Rosaries echoed down highways and country roads as families, priests, religious sisters, children, and pilgrims from around the world walked together toward Our Blessed Mother. Though feet grew weary and the journey demanded sacrifice, smiles never faded. Joy radiated from faces because this pilgrimage was about encountering Christ through His Mother. Thousands of cars passed by and witnessed something the world rarely sees: people unafraid to live their faith publicly. Pilgrims sang hymns, prayed, carried crosses, and walked with peace in their hearts. You can
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IN THE NEWS: From his Shrine to hers: ‘Mini-Camino’ walks from St. Joseph to Our Lady of Champion
CHAMPION, Wis. (OSV News) — They walked over bridges and along rivers. They walked through cities and across farmland. They walked past apartments and colleges as frost dusted the morning grass. It was May 2, and the annual 22-mile Walk to Mary pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion was underway. Since 2013, with an inaugural group of about 500, the pilgrimage has grown to nearly 10,000 people of all ages, from 47 states, Canada, Trinidad, Mexico, Poland and Brazil. More than half of this year’s participants came from outside Wisconsin. Starts at St. Norbert College in De Pere The walk sets off the first Saturday of May from the National Shrine of St. Joseph on the grounds of St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. “We bring the Holy Family together, by starting
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