“We need to get not just his name out there but his reputation for holiness and heroic virtue and sanctity before the people of God.”
Martyr
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(OSV News) — At first glance, the official photo of Venerable Augusto Ramírez Monasterio — known simply as “Fray Augusto” — shows a smiling Franciscan friar standing in a small …
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Mental health initiative, cardinal interviews, St. Maximilian Kolbe | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan MarleyA USCCB mental health initiative, St. Thérèse of Lisieux relics, a St. Maximilian Kolbe film, OSV News interviews with cardinals and more among this week’s coverage.
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Modern Christian martyrs show power of love in face of hatred, pope says
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenIn situations where “hatred seemed to have permeated every aspect of life,” modern Christian martyrs showed that love is stronger than death, Pope Leo XIV said.
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Nagasaki monastery, Pope’s message to KofC, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan MarleyA Franciscan monastery that survived an atomic bombing, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, young adult groups inspired by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and more were in our news coverage …
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St. Thomas More, one of the most admired statesmen in Europe, gained international recognition for “Utopia,” his satirical work about a perfect state.
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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.”
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Pope Leo XIV also signed seven other decrees for causes.
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“This African martyr, on a continent rich in young people, shows how they can be a ferment of ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace.”
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Pope, Romanian bishops, Jewish officials pay tribute to martyred bishop
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenBlessed Iuliu Hossu was named a cardinal “in pectore” — secretly — by St. Paul VI in 1969. But the bishop was in a communist prison in Romania and never …
