Like St. Francis, we can learn from the poor December 15, 2022By Mary Marrocco Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Saints It’s a sign of St. Francis’ holiness that his fame draws people to the cross from which Christ receives and gazes on all who come.
Navy chaplain calls on Mother Seton to help him bring hope, help to sailors November 27, 2022By Lori Hadacek Chaplin Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg supplied Father Brad Guillory with a first-class relic of Mother Seton, so he can bring the saint to the men and women at sea.
Bishops give their OK to advance sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics November 17, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2022, World News The U.S. bishops gave their consent for the advancement of the sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics at the local diocesan level.
Display in Catholic Center helps highlight Black Catholic History Month November 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints To kick off Black Catholic History Month, the Archdiocese of Baltimore unveiled a display of six Black sainthood candidates in its lobby at the Catholic Center in Baltimore Nov. 7.
Saints were revolutionaries who lived the beatitudes, pope says November 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The multitude of men and women honored on the feast of All Saints lived according to the Eight Beatitudes, which made them decidedly out of place in the world, Pope Francis said Nov. 1 before reciting the Angelus prayer.
St. Francis inspires church to mirror his faith in Christ, pope says October 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News St. Francis of Assisi is known for loving and celebrating creation and for being a man of peace and poverty, Pope Francis said.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Why care about the saints? October 30, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints As the Solemnity of All Saints approaches Nov. 1, we talk with the authors of two new books from The Word Among Us Press about why we should care about the saints.
7 saints you can call on for help October 28, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints Saints are friends who are in heaven, and we can invite them into the ordinary moments of our day.
Priest from Buffalo is on slow path to sainthood October 28, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Father Nelson Baker, who served at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Buffalo after his ordination in 1876, was beloved in his lifetime for his charitable efforts for the poor, including serving thousands of meals during the depths of the Great Depression.
Mass to honor six Black sainthood candidates October 26, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints For the second consecutive year, St. Ann in East Baltimore will host a special All Saints Day Mass Nov. 1 that will offer prayers for the canonization causes of six Black Americans.
RADIO INTERVIEW: St. John Paul II Spiritual Center October 25, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Maxime Nogier, executive director of the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., about the long-reigning pontiff’s legacy and how the shrine supports people on a journey to Christ through the life and teachings of John Paul II.
From Einstein to St. Gerard, thoughts on devotion October 16, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Feature, Saints An extraordinary devotion to St. Gerard Majella, the patron saint of expectant mothers whose feast day is Oct. 16, came about after a difficult second pregnancy.
