The Saints

Aquino, Italy. 1244 A.D. Imprisoned in a tower by his own family, Thomas is determined to become a Dominican friar. But how? When a mysterious visitor arrives from Naples with secret gifts, Thomas gets everything he needs to complete his first year of Dominican studies. But his brothers are determined to stop him, by any means necessary.

Italy. 1244. With conflict between Pope and Emperor at a standstill, peace comes with a cost. Against his Father’s wishes, Thomas studies at the University of Naples rather than return to the Benedictines in Monte Cassino. But when even more disastrous news arrives from Naples, Thomas’ family devises a plan to capture him, and force his return to Aquino.

Italy. 1239 A.D. The Aquino family’s castle lies halfway between two powerful forces: The pope in Rome, and the Holy Roman Emperor in Naples. When conflict arises, which power will this noble family support? And will their youngest son fall in line with them? This is the story of Thomas Aquinas.

The crowds at the grotto swell as the authorities prepare for a riot! Will Bernadette’s visions provoke a violent insurrection? When soldiers arrive to impose control, disaster looms. What will it take now, to bring peace to the village of Lourdes?

While Jacomet investigates Bernadette and her family, interest in the mysterious apparitions grows. But amidst the noise and confusion, Bernadette remains determined: A chapel must be built where the Lady has appeared! And the question remains: Just who is this mysterious woman appearing to her at Massabielle?

Bernadette’s family struggles to make sense of her visions. And people in Lourdes are talking. “The Lady” has asked Bernadette to come to the grotto every day for two weeks. What could this mysterious woman possibly want from the young peasant girl of Lourdes? And will her visions bring ruin to her family?

Bitter poverty tears the Soubirous family apart. Desperate to serve her quarreling parents, Bernadette goes to gather firewood. But at the dark, forbidden grotto of Massabielle, she encounters an unexpected and disturbing vision. Could it be from Heaven? Or is it from some other place?

France, 1858; the remote village of Lourdes. In the prison basement they call home, a mother and father of six children face an impossible choice. Lacking enough food to feed their family, they must either send their eldest daughter away or starve. Little do they know that this child will change the world. This is the story of Bernadette.

As their interview comes to a close, Father Giovanni realizes the supernatural effects Maria's act of mercy has had in Alessandro's life, on her family, and all of Italy...

Maria's holiness in radically forgiving Alessandro gives Father Giovanni the evidence he needs. But how can he make sense of a vicious murderer's conversion and transformation into a gentle man of faith?

Father Giovanni fills in the gaps of Alessandro's first-hand account with the testimony he received from Assunta Gorreti. There has been a horrible crime, but can he discover the evidence he’ll need to elevate her cause for canonization?

Intent on solving the mystery of Maria Goretti, the girl martyr already popularly revered across Italy, Holy See investigator Father Giovanni finds himself in the garden of a Capuchin monastery, slowly drawing out the details from the victim's murderer.