Martyred nuns beatified in Poland June 13, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, War in Ukraine, World News Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the suffering being endured by the people of Ukraine today and the need for peace in the world, said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes.
Pope to set date for canonizations at consistory May 23, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, founder of the Scalabrinian missionaries, dispensing the requirement of a miracle attributed to his intercession, the Vatican announced.
Pope: Focus on the essential like St. Charles de Foucauld did May 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News St. Charles de Foucauld, who was canonized May 15, is a great model to follow in placing the Lord and service to others at the center of one’s life and action, the pope said May 18 during a meeting with members of the Charles de Foucauld Spiritual Family Association.
Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass May 16, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said.
Faith, fortitude, martyrdom, miracles: Pope will recognize 10 new saints May 10, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News After a long pandemic pause, Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate a Mass May 15 for the canonization of 10 men and women: five from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness May 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Parenting, Radio Interview, Saints In honor of Mother’s Day, Kelly Ann Guest shares some insights about Catholic saints who were also moms. Kelly is a former Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville who is now the mother of nine children. She is the youth minister at St. Bartholomew in Manchester and the author of a new book, “Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.”
5 Things to know about the St. Bernadette relics tour stop in Baltimore May 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The St. Bernadette relics tour will make a stop in Baltimore May 12-15 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Footnote leads to rediscovering future pope’s ’62 retreat for artists May 6, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News A footnote led to the rediscovery of a retreat for artists led by then-Bishop Karol Wojtyla, the future pope and saint, and to the Theology of the Body Institute’s first book produced by its new publishing arm.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The life and spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld May 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Sister Cathy Wright, a Little Sister of Jesus and author of “St. Charles de Foucauld: His Life and Spirituality,” joins us to talk about the amazing life of a man who was a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a reformed sinner, a hermit and a priest who showed the importance of what Pope Francis has called a “culture of encounter.”
Vatican officials in U.S to study alleged miracles in Father Tolton’s cause April 21, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton grew up and is buried, reported April 14 that Vatican representatives were in the United States to investigate possible miracles related to the priest’s sainthood cause.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Cannonball Moments April 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Eric Clayton, who previously worked for Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, is the author of “Cannonball Moments: Telling your Story, Deepening your Faith.” Drawing on the spiritual insights of St. Ignatius Loyola, the book encourages readers to develop a healthy sense of self-reflection as a means of drawing closer to Christ.
Oblate Sisters say Mother Lange’s courage, resilience is model for today April 5, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints Mother Mary Lange, who founded the first Black Catholic school in the United States and the first religious order for women of color, is an example of courageous resilience the church needs, say members of her order, the Oblate Sisters of Providence.
