BERGAMO, Italy (CNS) — Accompanied by Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo and escorted by both Italian and Vatican police officers, the glass coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII left the Vatican early on May 24 for a 370-mile drive to Bergamo. The route taken for the trip north was kept secret for security reasons. […]
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Should Oscar Romero be canonized in Rome or El Salvador?
A publication of the Archdiocese of San Salvador argues that the canonization of Oscar Romero should be held in El Salvador.
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How Joan of Arc conquered Mark Twain
“Now listen to what an old man tells you. My best book is my Recollections of Joan of Arc.”
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Oscar Romero canonization probably in Rome in October
El Salvador’s bishops asked the pope that the canonization be held in their country so that the poor could attend.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ new exhortation: Jesus ‘wants us to be saints’
Francis’ “modest goal” is “to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time.”
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Top five takeaways from ‘Gaudete et Exsultate’
“Rejoice and be glad!” is what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. It’s also the title of Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness in everyday life.
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Gaudete et Exsultate: Top 5 Takeaways from Pope Francis’ New Apostolic Exhortation
Pope Francis released a new apostolic exhortation today: “Gaudete et Exsultate.” Here are Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s top five takeaways from this new document.
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Romero’s miracle for canonization: Healing a woman of a life-threatening condition
Her husband was skeptical but prayed to Blessed Oscar Romero to save his wife.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What can we learn from the sins of the saints?
Have you heard the saints confess? It fills you with wonder at God’s grace, so clearly at work in their lives, in our world.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis opens the door for canonization of Óscar Romero and Paul VI
Blessed Paul VI and Archbishop Óscar Romero will soon be declared saints.