Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, scheduled to be beatified Sept. 12, was ready to seek agreements in a Christian spirit, but also firmly believed “certain boundaries could not be crossed,” said a leading theologian and political scientist.
Saints
Pope prays newly beatified martyrs inspire greater fidelity to God
The Catholic Church’s newest blesseds are six “meek disciples of Christ,” who showed heroic courage defending the Eucharist from profanation when French troops sacked their Italian monastery in 1799 and scattered the Blessed Sacrament on the floor while searching for any valuables they could carry away, Pope Francis said.
New Staten Island Ferry vessel to be named for Catholic Worker co-founder
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced March 25 that one of the three new Staten Island Ferry boats transporting people between Staten Island and lower Manhattan will be named for Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day, whose sainthood cause is being considered by the Vatican.
RADIO INTERVIEW: St. Ignatius Loyola and the Spiritual Exercises
On the March 21 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Jesuit Father Stephen Spahn talks about St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises.
Baltimore-based Josephites, zealous promoters of devotion to St. Joseph, elated by year dedicated to the saint
“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Father Fest, a former longtime pastor of St. Veronica in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore who now serves as pastor of St. Joseph in Alexandria, Va. “St. Joseph is finally getting his due.”
Treasured artifacts that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton return to Emmitsburg
“They’re here to help us tell her story and make Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton more relatable,” said Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine.
Remains of Father Emil Kapaun, Korean War military chaplain, identified
A U.S. government forensic team announced March 4 it has identified the remains of Father Emil Kapaun, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, who was an Army chaplain and died in a Chinese prisoner-of-war camp during the Korean War.
Doing the impossible
It is freeing to abandon our cares to God and focus on the necessary tasks that have been put before us.
Religious order withdraws request to transfer founder’s remains to U.S.
A religious order has withdrawn its request to exhume its founder and transfer some of her remains from England to Philadelphia.
Heroes of love: New pathway open for future saints
The new pathway to canonization puts the focus on the nature of the candidate’s death — that it was a free and willing offer of one’s Christian life and a heroic acceptance, out of love, of a certain and early death.
Passionist priest, relative of English princes, takes step closer to sainthood
A priest related to Princes William and Harry took a major step closer to sainthood when Pope Francis declared him venerable.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Dinner Party with the Saints
Christopher Gunty speaks with author Woodeene Koenig-Bricker about her new book, “Dinner Party with the Saints.”