Derry-born Sister Clare Crockett was a promising actress with little interest in religion when she went on a Holy Week retreat in Spain in 2000 that changed her life.
Saints
Master of all the saints
Saints are satisfied only by God himself; nothing less than God or other than him will do. And for those who are holy, God alone is enough. Nothing else is wanted, needed, or required.
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says
God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said.
Declaring saints: How the canonization process works
All Saints Day on Nov. 1 is an annual reminder that we are surrounded by a “cloud of witnesses” that are worshipping the Lord and praying for us, but how, exactly, is someone formally named a saint?
As Poles remember murdered priest, Catholic researchers’ work on communism’s martyrs continues
In late October, while thousands gathered across the Polish capital to commemorate the 1984 kidnapping and brutal murder of Solidarity chaplain Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, patient work continued at the Jesuit order’s archive in Warsaw to document the fate of other communist-era victims.
Padre Pio relics exhibit to continue tour of Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will get a couple more chances to venerate and learn about one of their faith’s more modern and fascinating saints when churches in Towson and Glyndon display the relics of St. Padre Pio.
Documentary profiles a possible future saint
Jessica Navin, spiritual formation coordinator for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), did not have a sainthood-cause documentary in mind when she began work as executive producer on what would become “Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story.”
Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass
Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
Poland’s church remembers its heroic ‘Solidarity Martyr’ — Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko
As 40 years have passed since the murder of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, one of their church’s most famous priests, Polish Catholics are urging people everywhere to revisit and learn from his heroic testimony.
Mission accomplished: Pope to declare 14 new saints
The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints — not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as mission territories, but women and men from every walk of life and from around the world.
Faithful urged to take part in global novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux ahead of World Mission Sunday
Ahead of World Mission Sunday Oct. 20, Hallow, the acclaimed prayer app, and the Pontifical Mission Societies USA are uniting to offer a global novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patroness of the missions.
Saints hold lessons for bringing peace to world, bishop tells synod
With war and violence plaguing so many parts of the world, Christians can look to the saints to discover from their example the true meaning of peace, Maronite Auxiliary Bishop Paul Rouhana of Beirut told participants at the Synod of Bishops.