A $50 million shrine in Oklahoma built to honor the slain missionary — killed by three masked assassins who entered his rectory during Guatemala’s civil war — is expected to draw thousands of pilgrims to his home state.
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Will Benedict XVI be made a saint? The complicated history of canonizing popes
Calls for the canonization of Pope Benedict XVI follow the trend of 20th and 21st century popes, but this “santo subito” process is not as common as it may seem today.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: What St. Francis de Sales said about Christmas
Pope Francis reflects on Christmas and on St. Francis de Sales, who tells us “to desire nothing and reject nothing, to accept everything that God sends us.”
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Pope Francis releases new apostolic letter on St. Francis de Sales, doctor of the church
The pope’s letter, titled “Totum Amoris Est” (“Everything Pertains to Love”), said that the saint has much to teach the church today.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis puts Matteo Ricci on path to sainthood
The great Jesuit missionary to China, Matteo Ricci, was declared “Venerable” by Pope Francis today, the first step on the path to canonization.
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As their World Cup team advances, Argentines call on folk saints for help
Many Argentines have been rooting vocally for their national team, but taking care to pray to the country’s many folk saints.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Pietro Di Donato’s ‘The Penitent’ tells the story of Maria Goretti’s tragic death from her perspective—and her murderer’s
Pietro Di Donato wrote ‘The Penitent’ because he thought it to be a profoundly human story—though both the murderer and the victim became larger than life in reality.
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Review: Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul—as told by her beloved friend
Jim Towey tells of his long friendship and collaboration with Mother Teresa in ‘To Love and Be Loved.’
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How to become a mystic (and keep your day job)
We are all called to a close and yes mystical relationship with God and to lead lives of contemplation. And today’s guest on Jesuitical, Kelly Deutsch, wants to help people do just that.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why Edith Stein is the perfect saint for All Souls’ Day (and a world plagued by antisemitism)
On this Feast of All Souls, let us remember “our people,” living for God and for each other. We can live for both, and die for both.