Posts Tagged ‘Commission of New Martyrs-Witness of the Faith’

Pope creates commission to identify modern-day martyrs

Monday, July 10th, 2023

A quarter of a century after John Paul II held an ecumenical celebration during the Great Jubilee of 2000 to honour Christian martyrs, Pope Francis has decided to update the work of his Polish predecessor by compiling a new martyrology of Christians of all denominations. The Vatican announced on July 5 that the 86-year-old pope Read more