Articles on this issue "Congregation for Saints' Causes"

President Carlos Mauricio Funes of El Salvador Visits Pope Francis

Visit Puts Spotlight on Beatification Cause of Archbishop Óscar Romero

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Pope Francis met this morning with Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, President of El Salvador at the Apostolic Palace today. Shortly after his meeting with the Holy Father, President Funes met …

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Fulton Sheen Declared Venerable

American Archbishop Listed Among Newly Declared Servants of God

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In a private audience today with prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Pope Benedict XVI approved the “heroic virtue” Fulton J. Sheen, thereby …

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The Vatican will have to decide about the fate of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's crypt, but support for the cause of his canonization is going forward. This was the announcement made last Thursday …

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5 Martyrs Recognized from Bosnia-Herzegovina

Heroic Virtue in American Diocesan Priest Decreed

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Five women religious who were killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1941 have been recognized as martyrs. Benedict XVI today authorized their decrees of martyrdom, along with three decrees …

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The Church's Most Beautiful Congregation

Saint Dicastery Turning 40

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The Congregation for Saints' Causes is turning 40, and according to its former prefect, it’s the most beautiful congregation in the Church. The saints congregation and the Congregation for …

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Benedict XVI named new consultors for both the Congregation for Saints' Causes and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. The Vatican announced Saturday the new appointments. They …

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Japan to Celebrate Beatification of Its Martyrs

Minority Church Mobilizing to Accommodate Crowds

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The Church in Japan is anticipating the beatification of 188 of its martyrs next week as an event that is expected to require 2,500 volunteers and priests from all over the nation to offer the …

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Salesian Missionary Declared Venerable

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The heroic virtue of Sister Maria Troncatti, a Salesian who served the indigenous peoples of Ecuador, has been recognized by the Congregation for Saints' Causes. The decree was presented today …

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Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Angelo Amato to lead the Congregation for Saints' Causes. Archbishop Amato, 70, was the secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He …

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