St. Rita of Cascia died May 22, 1457. Upon her death, a local carpenter who was grateful for the social peace Rita brought to Cascia said, “If only I were well, ...

St. Rita of Cascia, a 14th-century wife and mother turned widow and eventual nun, sets a holy example of avoiding this trap. St. Rita’s dream was to enter a convent.

A statue worth about $100,000 that was stolen from the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia in South Philadelphia has been found and returned. The effigy of St. Rita was found abandoned on ...

By Corazon Damo-Santiago The Loti family of Cascia, Italy, “instead of being alarmed, was mystified” at the sight of a swarm of bees flying around the crib of Rita Loti after her baptism at ...

Serving the people of Harahan for more than 50 years, St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church is located in the heart of the city on Jefferson Highway and the service organization that calls themselves ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A statue of a saint that went missing last Friday is now repaired and back in position at a South Philadelphia church. The 100-pound statue disappeared last Friday morning ...

A memorial Mass is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cascia Hall Preparatory School's St. Rita of Cascia Chapel. Schweifler was born and baptized in Grand Haven, Mich., in 1955.

Photos from the Sunday visitation and funeral on April 29, 2024, for slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood. Huesca was ...