Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing on the 19th-century Carmelite’s relevance for the Church today. St Thérèse’s “genius consists in leading us to what is central, essential and indispensable,” the pope wrote in an apostolic letter published Oct 15. The young saint, whose life Read more
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Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
Monday, October 16th, 2023Edith Piaf’s link to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Monday, October 11th, 2021When Edith Piaf was only six years old she was suffering from a form of blindness. She was staying with an aunt who ran a brothel in a town near Lisieux.” The aunt had the idea of taking her niece and her boarders to pray at Thérèse’s tomb, and the arrival of the little troupe Read more
Synod sainthood for St Therese of Lisieux’s parents likely
Friday, March 6th, 2015
Pope Francis is expected to canonise the parents of St Therese of Lisieux during the synod on the family in October. The canonisations of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin were announced by Cardinal Angelo Amato during a conference last month, according to a Catholic News Service report. “Thanks be to God, in October two spouses, Read more