Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? A Simple Explanation
July 15, 2026
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Few questions come up more consistently on Catholic radio than this one. It appears regularly on Catholic Answers Live and in conversations among Catholics, curious listeners, and people exploring the faith for the first time. It is a genuine question, and it deserves a genuine answer. Catholics do not worship saints. They ask saints to pray for them. The distinction is real and it matters, and understanding it makes the practice both clear and sensible.