Saints

Weigel’s new book recounts “unexpected” connection to St. John Paul II

How did a Baltimore boy get connected to Pope John Paul II, and how did he come to write “Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II,” published in the fall of 1999, and “The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II—The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.” Listen to...
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Pope approves new path to sainthood: heroic act of loving service

After extensive input, discussion and the work of experts, the cardinal and bishop members of the Congregation for Saints' Causes approved in 2016 "a new pathway for beatification of those who offered their lives with explicit and recognized Christian" reasons.
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Honoring the Canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata

The Catholic Review honors the life of Mother Teresa of Kolkata and the Missionaries of Charity, as she is elevated to sainthood during a special Mass celebrated in Rome by Pope Francis.
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