Pope Francis will declare Blessed John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a saint Oct. 13.
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Remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen transferred from New York to Peoria Diocese
Bishop Jenky said the sainthood cause for the archbishop, a native of the Peoria Diocese, has resumed.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
This Catholic high schooler painted a mural of black saints to help fight racism
Chloe Becker was upset when she realized she could not name a single African or African-American saint.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis advances sainthood cause for first African-American diocesan priest in the U.S.
Pope Francis has signed decrees which would advance the sainthood causes of women martyrs of the Spanish Civil War and of the first African-American diocesan priest in the United States, Father Augustus Tolton.
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Pope Francis advances eight sainthood causes, including Brazil’s ‘Mother Teresa’
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of four men and four women, including Blessed Dulce Lopes Pontes, the “Mother Teresa” of Brazil.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis meets with Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neofit
The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Neofit was only the second meeting in more than a thousand years between a pope and a Bulgarian Orthodox patriarch.
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Pope Francis applauds beatification of Argentine martyrs
Pope Francis applauded the beatification of four Argentine martyrs — a bishop, two priests and a layman — who were murdered early in the country’s seven-year long “Dirty War.”
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Like Thomas, all of us want physical proof of God’s presence in our lives
God is being revealed to us every moment of the day. And so all these moments should make us say what Thomas says to Jesus, when we realize who it is who is speaking to us: “My Lord and My God!”
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St. Thomas Aquinas captures the heart of Holy Thursday
St. Thomas arrives at the very center of what happened at the Last Supper, of what would happen the next day on the cross and of what happens at every subsequent Eucharist. With his own hands, Christ gives himself to us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Meet the Catholic graffiti artist who created a giant St. Thomas Aquinas mural in Texas
The final design of the graffiti mural, along with the choice of artist to paint it, were great ways to highlight the bold moves the university was making.