Saint Pelagia of Tarsus in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Minor) lived in the third century, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), and was the daughter of illustrious pagans. When she heard about ...

Hundreds of teenage mothers who gave birth at a Roman Catholic convent in Britain had “no choice” but to give up their babies for adoption, it can be disclosed. Despite desperately wanting to keep ...

As a former resident of St Pelagia’s home for destitute girls in Highgate, I appreciate the apology from the head of the Catholic church in England and Wales for its part in the “hurt” caused to young ...

Pelagia was a repentant sinner. She was born to pagan parents in Antioch, and was endowed by God with great physical beauty. Pelagia used her beauty to the destruction of her own soul and those of ...