Another step is soon to be taken in the path to canonisation of the “smiling pope”, John Paul I. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone announced that the position document for the beatification of Pope John Paul I will be submitted to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the northern autumn. This sets out the pros Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Canonisation’
Are canonizations infallible?
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
Is the Pope infallible when he proclaims a new saint, extending their liturgical cult to the universal Church? Many theologians – most in fact – believe he is and it is a commonly held and taught belief. Vatican Insider discusses this with Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, a distinguished canonist and Adjunct Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura. Is Read more
Wild West nun who challenged Billy the Kid could be a saint
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
A nun who challenged Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid could one day be declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Sante Fe Archdiocese has received permission from the Vatican to open the cause of Sr Blandina Segale, who was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. Sr Blandina taught poor children in Colorado in the 1870s Read more
Why so slow on canonising Mother Teresa?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Pope Francis is not only a good pontiff as pastor, he is also a good pontiff as church politician. In canonising two popes — Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II — who each represent the progressive and conservative wings, respectively, of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has shrewdly bridged the church’s theological schism. But in Read more
St John Paul II’s actions on abuse questioned before canonisation
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Supporters of St John Paul II have defended his track record on dealing with clerical sexual abuse in the hours leading up to his canonisation. At a briefing 48 hours before the ceremony, papal biographer George Weigel said there was an “information gap” between the United States and the Holy See up to 2002. “But Read more
The holiness of papal saints
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
‘Holiness, a message that convinces without the need for words, is the living reflection of the face of Christ’. Pope John Paul II, Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Millennium). These words have always appealed to me, challenged me and inspired me to try to be a ‘living reflection of the face of Christ’. Read more
St Pius X Society questions John Paul II’s canonization
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
The New Zealand branch of St Pius X is asking what the hurry is about in canonizing John Paul II. In a letter to all New Zealand priests, the Society acknowledges the popularity of John Paul II. It concedes John Paul II strongly defended the unborn and family life. However, the Society’s concern is the speed of Read more
NZ Church preparing to celebrate canonisation of 2 Popes
Friday, April 11th, 2014
Already plans are well underway inNew Zealand’s cathedral churches to mark the canonisation of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II . The canonisations will take place at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome at 10am on 27 April, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday). The corresponding time here in New Zealand will Read more
Pope Francis: The one who unties knots?
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
This week we celebrate the first anniversary (13 March) of the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis. But it is next month that we will witness an event that says more about what to make of him and what to expect in his Pontificate. In April, Pope Francis will beatify on the same day Read more
Sainthood one step closer for Suzanne Aubert
Friday, February 21st, 2014
The Sisters of Compassion have announced that as part of the process for obtaining the canonisation of Suzanne Aubert, an historical consultation took place on 4th February. The votes were unanimously positive for her cause to proceed. The process for seeking sainthood for Suzanne Aubert began in the 1980s. Jessie Munro wrote a biography of Read more