This scion of an influential and noble family helped modern Italy discover its language and identity with stories written through the lens of authentic faith and belief in the providence of God.

Meet an extraordinary woman whose deepest desire was to restore England to Catholicism in the wake of her father, King Henry VIII.

A rival scientist’s experiment with a frog led Alessandro Volta to discover the technology that allows us to power contemporary electronics by simply installing fresh batteries.

Refusing to be bound by the limitations of wires, Guglielmo Marconi developed technology that sent messages through the air, allowing people in distress to send lifesaving calls for help and popes to send soul-saving exhortations to their flocks worldwide.

In a quiet monastery garden, a humble friar discovered how parents pass on traits to their children—and he did it using, of all things, pea pods.

From statues, fountains, and architectural mastery throughout Rome to the majestic embrace of the St. Peter’s Square colonnade in Vatican City, the passionate, uniquely expressive work of artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini stirs those who see it to encounter the divine.

Explore the complex legacy of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, a royal couple whose impact on history included more than their world-changing funding of the Christopher Columbus voyage.

Exiled from the city state of Florence amid the tumultuous politics of 13th and 14th century Italy, Dante Alighieri poured the emotions of an exile into a literary journey that to this day captivates the hearts, minds, and souls of readers—The Divine Comedy.

Those today who advocate for servant leadership will find no better example that Louis IX of France, whose Christian approach to monarchy and simple lifestyle made him far different from the stereotypes surrounding medieval kings.

Discouraged to the point of suicide by the limited worldviews of science and philosophy, Jacques Maritain discovered lifelong purpose in Catholicism and the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, eventually becoming a leading Catholic voice of the 20th century.

This homeschooled son of of a dynamic and persevering widow, having received from his mother the gift of her Catholic faith, gave us a wondrous tale that brilliantly reflects the reality of God without ever mentioning His name.

Behind famous concepts such as “the medium is the message” and “the global village” one finds a deeply Catholic man of heartfelt Marian devotion who found intellectual freedom in the focus enabled by faith.

A child whose faith was shattered by his mother’s death grew to overcome atheism and produce some of history’s most faith-enhancing Christian literature.

Perhaps it was because of his proximity to Heaven as a pilot that this daring, courageous, selfless denizen of the clouds was able to hear the sacred whisper that inspired the simple, insightful, slim volume entitled, The Little Prince.

Inspired by lines and shapes found in Creation, Gaudí: developed a unique architectural style that eventually became his expression of worship as he discovered faith. His was the artistic vision behind Spain’s magnificent Sagrada Familia basilica.

Early on, Dorothy Day felt a maternal connection with the poor. Later, motherhood drew her to the paternal love of God. Combining her passion for authentic social justice with deep commitment to her Catholic faith, she founded a unique social movement that favored people over political ideology.

Meet the Roman warrior who, responding to the prompting of a dream, became ruler of the Roman Empire, set the stage for the worldwide rise of Christianity, and traveled his own unique journey of power and piety.

Contemporary Catholic authors and apologists who evangelize through laughter and creative storytelling had their way paved by a jovial raconteur from London who brought his gifts for humor and human insight into the intellectual life of the Church.

An emperor whose coronation gave birth to the Holy Roman Empire demonstrated the importance of sincere faith to establishing and maintaining a civilized society.

The gift of music turned a shy, somewhat awkward Austrian country boy into a powerfully expressive musician and composer whose brilliance has outlasted metropolitan critics who dismissed his agrarian roots.