Dec. 28 was the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Three days after Christmas, the Church recalls those little boys of Bethlehem “two years of age and under” killed by the soldiers of Herod who, jealous for ...

A pro-life novena invites the faithful to ask for the intercession of the Holy Innocents — the baby boys who are, today, recognized as the first martyrs and as pro-life patron saints. While they did ...

When Joshua Case and parishioners at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church bury some of Atlanta’s youngest victims of violence, they often do so alone. In many cases, family members are absent from the ...

Thirty-four years ago I sat beside a hospital bed with its tubes dangling, pumps silent, all attempts at life support shut down, as I held my child, my 22-month-old son, cradling him in my arms as I ...

Tomorrow, December 28, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Many of us may well know that this day is especially dedicated to honor the memory of the innocent children killed because of Herod’s fear ...

The Modern Catholic Dictionary compiled by John A. Haradon S.J. has this entry on Holy Innocents: "Martyred boys under two years of age, whom King Herod ordered to be massacred. It was an attempt by ...