Pope Francis will declare Popes John Paul II and John XXIII saints on April 27 next year. The announcement was made on Monday during a meeting with cardinals. The Associated Press reported that analysts have said the decision to canonize the two popes together was aimed at unifying the church because each has his own Read more
Today’s announcement by Pope Francis of the canonization of Blessed John Paul II was not a surprise. From the time of his death in 2005, when crowds shouted “Santo Subito!” in St. Peter’s Square, to Pope Benedict XVI’s waiving of the normal five-year rule (the process of canonization normally doesn’t begin until five years after Read more
Last week we celebrated the Feast of All Saints. To which many non-believers, and believers, may say: Big deal. Who would want to be anything like those gloomy, morose, unsmiling people that we see portrayed in Christian art? But here’s a surprise: even the briefest glance at their biographies reveals joyful and energetic men and Read more
Recently the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of All Saints, often referred to as All Saints’ Day or All Hallows. To respect the day, 15 patron saints for modern situations presents some of the lesser-known and more modern patronages of the saints. 15 patron saints for modern situations includes St Genesius, the patron saint of Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has created three new saints for the Catholic Church during a Mass in St. Peter’s Square that was disrupted by a man who climbed up to the colonnade surrounding the square and burned a book.
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Where do you find true holiness? It is difficult, because the real saints are hidden and humble and holy. Instead of looking for the hidden holy ones we often fall for the celebrity saints, says Dwight Longenecker “If you were to tell them they were a saint they would laugh and tell you to keep searching.” If Read more