RELIC OF ST JOHN BOSCO – ST PETERS CATHEDRAL

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How Montana Ranch and Cattle Approaches Challenges in Sustainability 17/05/2022

Despite many benefits of pastured livestock, a major hurdle exists for farmers working on a small, sustainable scale to bring their products to consumers' plates: a lack of independent processing and distribution infrastructure. The lack of facilities is a major logistical and financial challenge for small farmers; and many point to processing costs as one […]

New Saints: Pope Francis canonizes 10 new saints to the Catholic Church 16/05/2022

Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter's Square.

How one company is raising the world's greatest meat for your table 13/05/2022

To produce the world's greatest meat, you need good grass. This means our farmers must be good land managers. The relationship between the food you eat and the land where it's grown makes a difference.

Saint of the day

St. Pope John I: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, May 18, 2022 18/05/2022

St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Feast day - May 18) A native of Tuscany in Italy, John was elected Pope while he was still an archdeacon upon the death of Pope Hormisdas in 523. At that time, the ruler of Italy was Theodoric the Goth who subscribed to the Arian brand of Christianity, but […]

St. Paschal Baylon: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, May 17, 2022 17/05/2022

Franciscan lay brother and mystic. Born to a peasant family at Torre Hermosa, in Aragon, on Whitsunday, he was christened Pascua in honor of the feast. According to accounts of his early life, Paschal labored as a shepherd for his father, performed miracles, and was distinguished for his austerity. He also taught himself to read. […]

St. Simon Stock: Saint of the Day for Monday, May 16, 2022 16/05/2022

Although little is known about Simon Stock's early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning "tree trunk," derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he lived as a hermit in a hollow tree trunk of an oak tree. It is also believed that, as a young man, he went on a […]