Posts Tagged ‘Beatifications’

Cardinal to Pope over beatification for late Belgian king: ‘Not so fast!’

Monday, November 4th, 2024

During his recent trip to Belgium at the end of September, Pope Francis announced plans to start a beatification for the country’s late King Baudouin, a devout Catholic who once resigned the throne for a day rather than sign a law legalising abortion. “Upon my return to Rome, I will start the beatification process of Read more

Vatican beatifies Polish family martyred for sheltering Jews during WWII

Monday, September 11th, 2023
Polish family martyred

The Vatican has officially beatified a Polish family of nine. The family included a pregnant mother and small children, whom the Nazis executed during World War II for their courageous act of sheltering Jews. This beatification of the Ulma family took place on Sunday during a solemn Mass held in the village of Markowa in Read more

Teen beatified, others canonised, martyred, heroically virtuous

Monday, February 24th, 2020

A teen has been beatified, a martyr and a missionary will be canonised, a priest and two lay companions recognised as martyrs and three priests’ and an engineer’s heroic virtues as Servants of God have been approved. Venerable Carlo Acutis The teenager, computer geek and leukemia victim will be beatified. The Medical Council of the Read more