In 2023, somebody broke the arm off of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and made off with it. "When they did damage to it, it really broke my heart," Kurtz said.

According to Catholic beliefs, Jesus appeared before the nun, Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque, with his heart on fire, describing his Sacred Heart as a manifestation of his love for humanity. He ...

The document is expected to be released in September, he said, and will be part of ongoing celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of the first apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St ...

St. Luke’s Hospital-Sacred Heart rededicates the recently repaired Sacred Heart of Jesus statue Friday, June 13, 2025, in Allentown.

June is known as the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because it is when the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated. This year, the solemnity falls on June 24.

On June 16, 1675, Jesus told Sister Margaret Mary to promote a feast that honored his Sacred Heart. He also gave her 12 promises made to all who venerate and promote the devotion of the Sacred Heart.

Then on Sept. 26, 1986, he told the participants of the International Symposium on the Alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, “Thus by dedicating ourselves to the heart of Mary we discover a ...

The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated privately at the monastery in 1686. Sister Margaret Mary died in 1690 and was canonized by Pope Benedict XV on May 13, 1920.

Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- People gather around the repaired Sacred Heart of Jesus statue after its blessing in the garden behind St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, La. Sunday, Aug ...