Father Michael McGivney, was beatified on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. What is his legacy?
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Explainer: Where did Halloween come from—and should Catholics celebrate it?
Halloween’s roots lie deep in pre-Christian rituals—but also in the long heritage of All Saints Day.
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Their baby had no chance of survival. So they prayed to Father McGivney for a miracle.
A baby that was cured in utero through the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney has turned 5 years old, and his parents are changed forever.
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Explainer: What is an exorcism, exactly?
Is the practice of exorcism best forgotten, or is there any value in it?
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Why do Catholics pray to saints?
Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis is set to become the first millennial saint. This isn’t the first time the Catholic Church has canonized children.
As a scholar of medieval liturgy and culture, I know that there has been a long history of including children among the saints approved for official recognition and veneration.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis watched ‘Pokémon.’ That’s my kind of saint.
Acutis’s beatification is a beacon to all those who live their lives, for better or for worse, increasingly online.
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Teen was ‘influencer for God,’ mother says on eve of son’s beatification
In his exhortation on young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), Pope Francis said Acutis was a role model for young people today who are often tempted by the traps of “self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure.”
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Colorado observes its first Cabrini Day, named for patron saint of immigrants
Popularly known as Mother Cabrini, the saint is revered for her devotion to children, immigrants and the destitute.
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It is never too late to meet the Lord in prayer
Never presume that you are one of the early hires and that Jesus offers his parable only to curb your jealousy of late arrivals. No, we all come so late in the day.