Articles on this issue "holiness"
John Paul II plans to beatify five people, including three founders of religious congregations, this Sunday. On the feast of the Dedication of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. John Lateran, the …
read moreIf anyone exemplified the "feminine genius" so praised by the Pope, it was Mother Teresa. So says Chiara Lubich, the founder of the Focolare Movement and a friend of the newly beatified nun. …
read moreAvvenire).- Four Missionaries of Charity in Baghdad, and 24 children entrusted to their care, joined in worldwide celebrations for Mother Teresa of Calcutta's beatification on Sunday. The …
read moreMother Teresa learned her human and religious values early, says a co-founder and superior of the contemplative men's branch of the Missionaries of Charity family and of the lay Missionaries. …
read moreThe Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, which John Paul II visited today, has been a focus of pilgrimages for more than a century. It was built next to the famous ancient Roman city …
read moreThe Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, which John Paul II visited today, has been a focus of pilgrimages for more than a century. It was built next to the famous ancient Roman city …
read moreThe Holy See's St. Lawrence International Youth Center is planning a series of meetings with some personal friends of Mother of Teresa of Calcutta. The meetings will begin Friday with a Mass …
read moreJohn Paul II on Oct. 5 will preside over the canonization of Daniel Comboni, a missionary famous for his plan for the regeneration of the African continent. Daniel Comboni was born at Limone …
read moreThe secret of Fatima has made its mark on the history of the 20th century, says the rector of the Marian shrine in Portugal. It is "a reality which has marked the past, speaks about our …
read moreRound table entitled "The Way Towards Kazan: The Pope's Desired Trip to Russia" discusses how the return of the icon of the Virgin of Kazan might bring the Vatican and the Patriarchate of …
read moreHere is an excerpt of Chiara Lubich's address on Monday at the international Marian congress here. The founder of the Focolare Movement described the "Way of Mary" as a model for a Christian's …
read moreWhen beatifying Marco d'Aviano, John Paul II emphasized that Europe's real liberty and unity is based on its spiritual values. D'Aviano (1631-1699), a priest of the Order of Friars Minor …
read moreJohn Paul II emphasized the spiritual legacy left by newly beatified Giacomo Alberione, the founder of the Pauline Family who used the media to proclaim the Gospel. "He intuited the need to …
read moreJohn Paul II described the six people he beatified over the weekend as "living gospels." Addressing some 50,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, the Pope explained that "when …
read moreThe last chapter of John Paul II's encyclical "Ecclesia de Eucharistia" is dedicated to the Virgin Mary -- a surprise in a document dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament. "If the Church and the …
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