In Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the life and history of “one of the most popular saints of the Catholic Church,” St. Anthony of Padua, saying that his definition of prayer ...

The friars began praying every day in a “perpetual novena” before the statue, a spot known today as “St. Anthony’s corner.” They dedicate their prayers to the petitions they receive from the faithful.

REVERE — On the eve of the installation of Boston’s new archbishop, St. Anthony of Padua on Wednesday opened its doors for an evening of bilingual song and prayer that drew more than 1,000 people ...

Why does St. Anthony help us find things? Because he understands how it feels to lose something. In 1225, he was finishing his Commentary on the Psalms: "He naturally placed great value on a work ...