Top 10 Most Influential Catholics: Famous Catholic People That Impacted the Faith
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
September 12, 2024
In celebration of their holiness, virtue, and influence, here is a Top Ten list of saints who substantially shaped the face of the Catholic Church.
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Radical Saints: Mary MacKillop
Melanie Rigney
July 19, 2020
Mary MacKillop was excommunicated for insubordination, and later she was told to move her congregation out of a diocese. Through it all, she showed a radical trust in God and the Church, even when some of its leaders were less ...
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Radical Saints: Teresa of Calcutta
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born August 26, 1910, in North Macedonia | Died September 5, 1997, in IndiaCanonized September 4, 2016 | Feast Day: September 5 Teresa’s Radical Gift Mother Teresa was a radical truth speaker—whether it was delivering an anti-abortion lecture as part ...
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Radical Saints: Jacinta Marto
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born March 11, 1910, in Portugal | Died February 20, 1920, in Portugal Canonized May 13, 2017 | Feast Day: February 20 Jacinta’s Radical Gift Having seen a vision of hell, St. Jacinta offered up lunches, persecution by those who ...
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Radical Saints: Katharine Drexel
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
St. Katharine Drexel was raised in a loving family that had plenty of money and philanthropic spirit.
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Radical Saints: Josephine Bakhita
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born about 1869 in Sudan | Died February 8, 1947, in Italy Canonized October 1, 2000 | Feast Day: February 8 Josephine’s Radical Gift Slave traders took away her name and her family. She was kidnapped, beaten, and scarred. And ...
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Radical Saints: Maria Faustina Kowalska
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born August 25, 1905, in Poland | Died October 5, 1938, in Poland Canonized April 30, 2000 | Feast Day: October 5 Faustina’s Radical Gift It’s human nature to desire to be well liked and understood. Many of those around ...
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