Martyrs' Day 2025: Martyrs' Day, also known as Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day, is observed on January 30 across India to honour the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for the country's ...

The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues to be a source of inspiration for Catholics worldwide. Here are several of those martyrs and their stories, listed by religious order ...

Hundreds of pilgrims from Uganda and DR Congo on Monday gathered at the Uganda Martyrs Katoosa Catholic Shrine in Kyenjojo District for the annual pilgrimage in honour of St Adolf Tibeyalirwa ...

Martyrs’ Day, observed on January 30, honors Mahatma Gandhi and India’s freedom fighters. Pay tribute by visiting these 10 iconic Gandhi memorials on Martyrs’ Day 2025 and relive his legacy ...

Security personnel remove a protester as Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation ...

By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27, the pope cleared the way for their beatification, although a date for the ceremony was not announced immediately.

On this day, not only is Gandhi remembered, but all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for India's freedom and progress are also paid tribute. The observance of Martyr's Day began as a ...

Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the “Georgia Martyrs” for decades. Members of the Guale tribe of Native ...

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has published the first gazette listing the “martyrs” of the July 2024 uprising which changed the course of Bangladesh’s history. A total of 834 names ...

An honourable salute is also given by the armed forces personnel and inter-services contingent to pay respect to the martyrs. Two minutes of silence were kept there in the memory of the Father of ...

Stang, she said, is one of many "eco-martyrs" killed for their defense of the earth and of the poorest people who rely on it for sustenance. Laurie Johnston, a professor of theology at the sisters ...