Plans are underway for a solemn opening in February of the sainthood cause of Father Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983.
Saints
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Pope recognizes martyrdom of U.S. Christian Brother
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of De La Salle Christian Brother James Miller, who was born in Wisconsin and was shot to death in Guatemala in 1982.
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St. Monica’s gift to her son, St. Augustine: A love for the Eucharist
When we gather for Eucharist, we gather with Christ and with all of his saints.
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Saints in 60 seconds: Joan of Arc
Fr. James Martin reflects on his favorite saints. This week’s topic: Saint Joan of Arc.
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Saints in 60 seconds: Dorothy Day
Fr. James Martin reflects on his favorite saints. This week’s topic: Servant of God Dorothy Day.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton’s saintly journey
Elizabeth Seton—who overcame innumerable obstacles to pursue her vocation—was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be named a saint.
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St. Óscar Romero’s brothers rejoice at his canonization
“I feel proud as a brother and as a family member,” Gaspar Romero said, “but also as part of the (Salvadoran) people because over there, they love him a lot.”
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Pope Francis declares Pope Paul VI, Óscar Romero saints
Pope Francis made clear that Paul VI and Archbishop Romero responded to the radical call of Jesus with “an undivided heart.”
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This is the homily Óscar Romero was delivering when he was killed.
“We know that every effort to better a society, especially one that is so enmeshed in injustice and in sin, is an effort that God blesses, that God desires, that God demands of us.”
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Óscar Romero long seen as a saint in El Salvador
On Sunday in the Vatican, Pope Francis will officially make Romero a saint nearly four decades after he was martyred by an assassin’s bullet to the heart.