Jan. 6 in the United States (except when it actually is Epiphany) can be celebrated as the optional memorial of St. André Bessette (1845-1937). In Canada, it’s an obligatory memorial on Jan. 7.

St. André Bessette (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Jim Graves Blogs January 6, 2023 St. André Bessette (1845-1937) was a brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which oversees ...

National Catholic Register, Jan 6, 2025 / 04:00 am. St. André Bessette (1845–1937) was a brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, which oversees the University of Notre Dame in South Bend ...

May St. André Bessette inspire us to take small steps in our own lives, toward our goals and toward a more equitable society. Though St. André entered the novitiate over 150 years ago, these ...

St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church. Bessette, a Holy Cross brother born near Montreal, Canada, in 1845, was officially named a saint by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 17, 2010.

For many decades people visiting or living in the heart of Portland have known the Catholic church at the corner of S.W. Burnside at 6th as the "Downtown Chapel." Two years ago its official name ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI will create six new saints Oct. 17, including Blessed Mary MacKillop, who will be Australia's first saint, and the Canadian Blessed Andre Bessette, who will be ...