On Nov. 12, the U.S. bishops expressed support that St. Irenaeus of Lyon be declared a Doctor of the Church. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the USCCB ...
In the fourth installment of the series on biographies of the saints, Leonard J. DeLorenzo examines two works about saints, “Oscar Romero and The Communion of Saints,” by Scott Wright with Octavio Duran, and “Bakhita: ...
St. Mark Ji Tianxiang struggled with opium addiction for almost half of his 66 years of life. A committed Catholic, St. Mark Ji continually confessed to smoking opium, but the graces of the sacrament were ...
In this week’s Openers, managing editor Scott Warden writes about Pope Francis’ tweet giving thanks for the newly canonized saints but accidently and automatically embedded a fleur-de-lis — the logo of the New Orleans Saints. ...
In this third installment in a series on biographies of the saints, we examine two works about saints that were written by saints: “The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi” by fellow Franciscan, Saint Bonaventure, ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saints are people who recognized their need for God’s help, who took risks to discover God’s will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said. ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that officially recognized they are in heaven with God. While the hanging of the banners ...
The canonization of the first Brazilian-born female saint is making headlines across the country, putting news coverage of the country's current political and economic difficulties on the backburner. The canonization has even delayed approval of ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis recognized the miracle needed for the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a mentor and friend of St. John Paul II. The pope also signed decrees recognizing the miracles needed ...
In a recent speech, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia reminded Catholics that in troubling times such as these, it’s important to remember that all are called to emulate the saints and strive to achieve ...
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