(OSV News) — As 40 years have passed since the murder of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, one of their church’s most famous priests, Polish Catholics are urging people everywhere to revisit …
Cause for Sainthood
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What outfits do lawyers wear to court? Law suits! (Cue groans at my terrible pun.) On a more serious note, it’s been the week for Supreme Court decisions: a case …
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US bishops to decide whether to affirm opening the cause for Marian visionary Adele Brise
by Sam Luceroby Sam LuceroGREEN BAY, Wis. (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops will soon hold a consultation on a petition to open the cause for canonization of Adele Brise, to whom the Blessed …
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This week started off with a bang with the launch of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the pope’s interview on CBS television, and it just kept rolling with news about …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the …
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(OSV News) — Liturgical texts, Indigenous Catholics, youth and young adults — along with funding for a decades-long anti-poverty effort — are under discussion when the nation’s Catholic bishops convene …
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Soundbytes of Pope Francis’ upcoming “60 Minutes” programming on CBS News. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s remarks at Benedictine College. Dicastery norms on supernatural phenomena. Abortion. Church scandals. Gender. …
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The niece of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) welcomed plans for him to be proclaimed a saint on the centenary of his death, predicting it will testify to the Catholic …
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DANVILLE, Ind. (OSV News) — The thrill couldn’t get any better — or so Forrest Tucker thought. As a longtime welder for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and as a talented …
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PARIS (OSV News) — Called a “consoling angel,” the sister of King Louis XVI decided to stay on the side of her family even when death was imminent for doing …
