Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4. The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope, cardinals and promoters of sainthood causes that formally ends the sainthood process. At the same consistory, the pope set June 5 as the date for the canonizations of Blessed Stanislaus Papczynski of Poland and Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad of Sweden.
The Apostleship of Prayer has created a mobile app – Click to Pray – that aims to connect people around the world to pray for the pope’s monthly intentions.
Pope Francis arrives for a weeklong Lenten retreat, flanked by Father Valdir Jose De Castro, superior general of the Society of St. Paul, Msgr. Leonardo Sapienza, regent of the papal household and several senior members of the Roman Curia in Ariccia, Italy, March 6.
The number of baptized Catholics worldwide has grown at a faster rate than that of the world’s population, according to Vatican statistics.
Exercise a little courage and go to confession, turn away from selfishness and sin and back to God during the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis urged people at a Lenten penance service.
The four Missionaries of Charity murdered March 4 in Yemen “are the martyrs of today,” Pope Francis said. “They gave their blood for the church.”
Pope Francis will preside over a March 15 consistory to approve the canonization of five men and women, including Blessed Teresa of Kolkata.
Chinese authorities are continuing their campaign of removing crosses in Zhejiang province, and one of the latest was taken from a Catholic Church two weeks after Zhejiang’s religious affairs director called for “religious stability.”
Pope Francis’ recent pilgrimage to Mexico produced so many poignant images of the faith and devotion of the Mexican people. Nuestra Voz Editor Jorge Dominguez shares the moments he captured with Tablet readers.
It was announced in Rome on Tuesday, March 1, that Pope Francis has named Brooklyn priest, Father Cuong M. Pham, as a monsignor.
