Among the millions of people around the world who watched the canonization of two popes last Sunday was Father Thomas Forrest, C.Ss.R., a missionary priest from Brooklyn who knew Pope St. John Paul II personally.
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Poet, Holocaust Survivor Befriended Future Saint
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – Hanging on the wall in her office is a painting of horses standing in a field with overcast skies and a vast, fallen tree, struck down by lightning in a ferocious storm.
Museum in St. John Paul’s Home Is Designed to Inspire Change
WADOWICE, Poland (CNS) – The designer of a new multimedia museum opened in St. John Paul II’s family home said he hoped previously unseen footage of the saint as a young priest would encourage people “to change their lives” rather than “just heaping praise” on the Polish pope.
Ozone Park Concerts Will Mark Papal Canonizations
The unprecedented canonization of 20th-century popes will be marked with the performance of two of the most popular works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Exultate Jubilate and his Requiem Mass – by the Music at the Gate Chorus and Orchestra on Sunday, May 4, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church, 101st […]
Leaders React to New Saints – The World Reacts To Canonizations
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Religious, political and secular leaders congratulated the Catholic Church on the April 27 canonization of SS. John XXIII and John Paul II. Here is a sampling of some of the reactions from the world’s religious and political leaders:
Two Popes Canonized In Presence of Two Popes
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new SS. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. […]
Photo Story: John XXIII
Blessed John XXIII, who will be made a saint April 27, is remembered by many for his warmth, simplicity, social conscience and sense of humor.
Chrism Mass
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was joined by about 250 priests of the diocese for the annual Chrism Mass at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.
Pope’s Good Friday Reflection Touches on World’s Injustices
ROME (CNS) – Seated atop a hillside overlooking Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis presided over the nighttime Way of the Cross, joining thousands of people gathered in prayer.
‘Urbi et Orbi’ – Pope Says Christianity Offers Unconditional Love
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis urged Christians to remember how they first encountered Christ and to share His love and mercy with others, especially through acts of caring and sharing.