July 6 is the feast of St. Maria Goretti, an Italian girl who fought off an attempt at rape in 1902 and paid for it with her life. Pope Pius XII canonized her in 1950. I’ll admit that, every time July ...
There are three sites related to the life of St. Maria Goretti that can be visited today: Corinaldo, Colle Gianturco and Nettuno. The birth house of St. Maria Goretti can be visited in the farmland in ...