Articles on this issue "canonizations"
The Church now has 802 new Saints, after the first canonization that Pope Francis presided over on Sunday in Saint Peter’s Square. They are the 800 martyrs of Otranto -- killed savagely by …
read morePope Francis presided over the first canonizations of his pontificate at a Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday. With 802 canonizations, he raised to the altars the largest number of saints …
read moreHere is the address given by Pope Francis prior to the recitation of the Regina Caeli at the end of the Canonization Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Square today. * * * Dear brothers and …
read moreHere is the translation of the homily delivered by Pope Francis during the Canonization Mass held in St. Peter's Square this morning. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, On this seventhSundayof …
read moreThursday in the White House, President Barack Obama bestowed on Fr. Emil Kapaun the nation's highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor. The priest, who died in a prisoner of war camp …
read moreSome 5,000 pilgrims from down under are expected in Rome for the canonization of Australia's first saint, Blessed Mary MacKillop. The managing director of Harvest Pilgrimages, Philip Ryall, …
read moreA profound experience of God's love led Blessed Cándida María de Jesús to correspond to that love with generosity and decisiveness. This was the description of the Spanish nun and founder …
read moreThe Church will soon have 10 more canonized saints. The Holy See reported that a public consistory of cardinals will take place Saturday to determine dates for the canonization celebrations of …
read moreWith a miracle attributed to his intercession, a young Trappist monk proposed by Pope John Paul II as a model of Christian life for young people, is set for canonization. The Polish Pontiff …
read moreThe people of Cuba will witness Saturday the first beatification ceremony performed on the island, as Friar José Olallo Valdés is raised to the altar. Called a "hero of charity," the religious …
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