Pope Canonizes More Than 800 Saints
Monday, May 13, 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis warned against "gentrification of the heart" as a consequence of comfortable living, and called on the faithful to "touch the flesh of Christ" by caring for the needy.
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Mexico's Soon-to-Be-Saint Recalled for Her Ministry to Poor
Monday, April 29, 2013
GUADALARJARA, Mexico (CNS) — A shy woman stopped to pray in front of statue of Blessed Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala while visiting the Santa Margarita Hospital. She knew little about the founder of the facility, who will be canonized May 12, but, like many, she had heard stories from hospital patients ...
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Colombia's First Saint Spent Years Working with Indigenous People
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) — In early January 2005, Carlos Eduardo Restrepo, a Colombian anesthesiologist suffering from lupus and a severe infection in his thorax, faced death.
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Additional Recent News
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (CNS) — The sainthood cause for Father Joseph Walijewski, a La Crosse diocesan priest who established a Bolivia parish and a Peru orphanage on behalf of the diocese, has been officially opened.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — For Herman Ray, a Native American from Arizona, and Franciscan Sister Margaret Christi Karwowski, currently living in the Washington Archdiocese, the canonization of two Americans last Oct. 21 — Sts. Kateri Tekakwitha and Marianne Cope — confirmed something they already knew: the holiness of two remarkable women.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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NEW YORK (CNS) — Thousands of people in New York and New Jersey spent some time recently with a good friend they had never seen before his February visit to the United States.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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NEW YORK (CNS) — Patrick Jordan gazed down at the gravestone of a dear friend who died 32 years ago, a woman the Catholic Church may one day canonize.
Monday, December 24, 2012
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Monday, December 24, 2012
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Are you going through a tough time? Does your heart need some joyful renewal? Would a touch of hope help your spirits? Or are you a struggling farmer or feeling careworn in the food industry?
Thursday, February 07, 2013
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Thursday, February 07, 2013
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Christmas has been stolen—not only by the Grinch, but also by the commercial merchandisers. With its own music, colors, foods, customs, and expectations, this holiday season is shared by believers and nonbelievers. Some believers campaign to “Put Christ Back in Christmas!” Unfortunately, the cultural expectations and expenses of the holiday season often ...
Friday, December 07, 2012
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Friday, December 07, 2012
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