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Polish bishop laments failure to elevate St John Paul II

Ronan — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 06:50:06 +0000

The president of Poland's Bishops' Conference has said the Vatican rejected his request to have St John Paul II declared a Doctor of the Church and patron saint of Europe.

Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan said most bishops worldwide also ignored the proposal.

He said: "The title of Doctor of the Church is reserved for saints who performed a special service, especially in the development of theology.

"The idea of patrons for all Europe is quite a new one, dating from the twentieth century when the founders of Europe's contemporary order looked for ways of integrating our continent's nations and states. Although the first stage of our initiative has been completed, and the appropriate seeds sown in the ground, it seems we'll now need a lot of patience."

Polish bishop laments failure to elevate St John Paul II

The saint you pray to before you log on to the internet

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:20:52 +0000

Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of the internet.

Why would St John Paul choose this man who died in 636 and who has never been formally canonised as a saint for this role? Continue reading

The saint you pray to before you log on to the internet

Saint Mother Teresa named as Kolkata's patron

Juliet Palmer — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:06:14 +0000

Saint Mother Teresa has been declared a co-patron saint of the Archdiocese of Kolkata, where she dedicated her life to the poorest of the poor.

The Vatican declared her a patron of the city on Wednesday.

"We are very happy the Archdiocese of Kolkata has declared her as its patron, acknowledging her great work for the people," said Sister Prema.

Prema is the head of Missionaries of Charity, the order of nuns started by Mother Teresa in 1950.

The archbishop of Kolkata, Thomas D'Souza, said every diocese in the world has a patron saint and since Mother Teresa belonged to the city, "we decided to declare Mother our patron.

The honour came 16 months after Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint.

About 500 people attended the Mass at a cathedral where Vicar General Dominique Gomes read the decree instituting her as the second patron saint of the archdiocese.

Mother Teresa's name will be mentioned whenever people under the archdiocese pray or a Mass is held, alongside co-patron St. Francis Xavier.

Catholics in Kolkata say they are delighted with the Vatican's decision.

"We are very happy that our Mother Teresa, who has done so much service for the poor and destitute in the city, irrespective of religion, caste or creed, has been made the patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta," one said.

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Saint Mother Teresa named as Kolkata's patron