Father Sullivan’s life straddled two centuries, two traditions and two cultures.
Saints
Posted inFaith, News
Pope pays tribute to modern martyrs, calls for witnesses of God’s love
At Rome’s Basilica of St. Bartholomew, a shrine to modern martyrs, Pope Francis presided over an evening prayer service April 22, honoring Christians killed under Nazism, communism, dictatorships and terrorism.
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Pope Francis to canonize Fatima seers May 13; October date for other saints
Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions May 13.
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Fatima children are holy because of virtue, not visions of Mary, cardinal says
As extraordinary as the apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, nearly 100 years ago were, the sanctity of the shepherd children did not hinge on their having seen Mary, a cardinal said.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
“Set the world on fire”? Sorry, St. Ignatius never said that (or these other famous Jesuit quotes)
Among the saints, Ignatius Loyola is something of a “quote magnet.”
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The bond between Our Lady of Fatima and the past three popes
Pope Francis made headlines with the canonization of two children, but his adoration cannot match that of St. John Paul II.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Still no date for the canonization of Blessed Óscar Romero
More than 35 years after Blessed Romero’s death, documentation regarding an alleged miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Romero is being studied at the Vatican.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Opposition to Óscar Romero’s canonization was ‘political,’ Archbishop Paglia says
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.
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Archbishop Paglia: Opposition to Óscar Romero’s cause for sainthood was ‘political’
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia talks with James Martin, S.J., about the canonization of Blessed Óscar Romero.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.