Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus became prominent in the Catholic Church thanks to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690).

Since 2002, the Church has celebrated on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, called the ...

Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Sacred Heart of Mary are seen inside the Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Colares, Portugal. (Getty Images) For many years, February has been designated as ...

Earlier this year, the Knights unveiled a Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a Eucharistic Holy Hour at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn.