It is no coincidence that saints often come in pairs.
Saints
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Blessed Solanus Casey lived out faith, hope, charity every day, says cardinal
He came from an Irish family of profound Catholic convictions. Faith for him was a very precious inheritance for facing the difficulties of life.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
In solidarity with the slain Jesuits of El Salvador
Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., former editor in chief of America, gave this homily at a memorial Mass for the Jesuits slain Jesuits at St. Ignatius Church in New York on Nov. 22, 1989.
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Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of sister killed in Somalia in 2006
Pope Francis formally recognized the martyrdom of an Italian Consolata sister murdered in Somalia in 2006 and the martyrdom of a 25-year-old priest in Hungary in 1957.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope John Paul I, “the smiling pope,” is on the path to sainthood.
A new book clarifies mystery of John Paul I’s death.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
All Saints Day is not Lesser Saints Day
Today in honoring the saints, we recognize that they have built the church.
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Martyred Spanish Claretian missionaries offered culture of peace, says cardinal
The beatification was a reminder that Christianity offered “a culture of peace and fraternity, not war.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A journey through an ever-evolving Catholic Church on El Camino
Changing churches, confessionals and saints through the centuries
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What is to be done with the body of Archbishop Fulton Sheen?
Sheen’s niece has sought to have Sheen’s remains disinterred and moved to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The Archdiocese of New York disagrees.
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Pope Francis recognizes the martyrdom of Franciscan priest and layman killed in Guatemala
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of nine men and women, including a Franciscan priest who championed the land rights of farmers in Guatemala.