Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Saints, World News
The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis’ move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and “contemporary witness” of faith.
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OSV News
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Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent popes have repeatedly sought to draw greater attention to them.
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Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her “Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on 5 September every year.”
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OSV News
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These last written words from St. Thomas More offered a timely reminder to have courage and lean on Christ in the face of struggles new and old for his strength “is made perfect in weakness.”
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OSV News
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We remember Brother James on Feb. 13, the anniversary of his martyrdom, and pray for a miracle to advance his cause for canonization.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Saints, World News
As the second married couple to be declared saints (along with Sts. Anne and Joachim, the parents of Mary), and the first to be canonized together, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin offer a model of the vocation to love and holiness that is at the heart of the sacrament of marriage.
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OSV News
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, N.Y., as a national shrine for pilgrims, the sanctuary announced Jan. 30.
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Catholic News Service
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St. Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the Lord and quietly putting his word and plan into action, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Saints
Truly in the Eucharist, as the saints came to know, we find the answer to our searching, the satisfaction to our yearning, the meaning of it all.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Saints, Vocations, World News
Her wide smile and eyes beaming with joy are a signature of Sister Clare Crockett, a 33-year-old Northern Irish nun, who tragically died in the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.
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Catholic News Service
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A priestly vocation is not merely a path toward salvation for the one who is called but should be a continuous self-gift that aligns each priest’s life with God’s plans for them, Pope Francis said.
