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Left motherless at 4, she followed two older sisters into the Carmelites, entering at 15 as Sister Thérèse of the Infant Jesus. Poor health made her dream of missionary work impossible.

St. Michael, one of the three archangels — the only angels named in the Bible, is the “Prince of the Heavenly Host,” the leader of all the angels.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former nuncio to the United States who accused Pope Francis and church officials of failing to act on accusations of sexual abuse, urged a top Vatican official to release documents that would prove his allegations.

Lorenzo, the first Filipino saint, and 15 others were martyred in Japan.

"I was really attracted to the show, of people going out of their way to help other people, and the prospect that somehow we're all connected," he said.

The V Encuentro is a multiyear process of missionary work, consultation, leadership development and community building among Hispanic Catholics. Nearly 60 percent of millennial Catholics are Hispanic with Hispanics representing about 40 percent of U.S. Catholics.

“It’s extremely important that everyone in church finance work has a disciple’s heart, especially right now,” Cardinal Daniel DiNardo said.

"It definitely provides a service," one New York pastor said. "People have come up and thanked me for the Mass."

Although relatively little is known about the life of St. Matthew, the first-century tax collector turned Apostle, the account he wrote of Christ’s ministry — traditionally considered to be the first of the four Gospels — is of inestimable value to the Church, particularly in its verification of Jesus as the Messiah.

"We’re doing this for the mission,” its chief executive officer said. That mission includes services like adoption, counseling, sheltering domestic violence victims, affordable housing, refugee resettlement and foster care, to name a few.