Jesus had a grandmother and a grandfather too. The Bible never tells us their names, but Christians have kept this story with love.

An angel wakes Joseph in the middle of the night. The family must leave at once, cross the desert, and live for years in a foreign land.

After the Holy Family slipped away, Bethlehem was left alone before the fear of a king. The Church has never forgotten the children of that village.

A boy from a farming family grew up, became pope at 76, and on a moonlit night sent a goodnight caress to the children of the world.

Francis rebuilds churches with his own hands and, without planning it, watches a family of brothers grow around him. Clare runs away from home to follow him, the Pope approves the Order, and Francis crosses a war to speak with the Sultan.

In Auschwitz, Father Maximilian Kolbe offered to die in the place of a father of a family. This is the story of prisoner 16670, who answered hatred with the greatest act of love.

When wickedness grew in the world, God chose Noah, a righteous man, to build a great ark and keep his family and the animals safe from the flood that was coming.

The waters of the flood cover all the earth, but God keeps Noah and his family safe inside the ark. When it is all over, a sign of many colors appears in the sky, carrying a promise.

The youngest of seven brothers is no bigger than a thumb, yet he notices everything. When the boys find themselves lost in the dark forest, it is his quiet cleverness that shows the way home.

Hidden in the Ogre's house, Little Thumb needs all his quiet cleverness to keep his brothers safe through the night and find the way back to their family.