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Beatification
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(OSV News) — With the Feb. 9 announcement from the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, that the Vatican has authorized the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen to move forward, OSV News …
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“It’s pretty cool,” James recently told OSV News, adding that having a role in Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause makes him feel “special.”
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Fifty French Catholics killed under German Nazism were beatified Dec. 13, 2025, during a Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — an event that recognized their witness of faith …
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His beatification had been scheduled for Dec. 21, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois, before its postponement, a move that was scandalous, given the stage of the cause.
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Pope hails ‘courageous commitment’ of Blessed Eliswa, India’s first Indigenous nun
by Anto Akkaraby Anto AkkaraBlessed Eliswa is “a source of inspiration for all those who work, in the Church and in society, for the dignity of women,” the pope said.
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The beatification Mass “revealed the beauty of Christ’s church, which has always had and continues to have witnesses like Archbishop Profittlich.”
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“Faith and charity,” St. John Paul said, “transformed him into a joyful, enthusiastic apostle of Christ, a passionate follower of his message and charity.”
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The beatification cause for Sister Annella Zervas, a Benedictine sister from Minnesota, will formally begin this fall, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, announced Aug. 20.
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“Since he was a Christian, he prayed. He thought of others and he chose to be honest, saying no to the filth of corruption.”
