Canonizing Sri Lanka’s first saint, who ministered to Catholics under persecution three centuries earlier, Pope Francis proclaimed what he called the “fundamental human right” of religious freedom.
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Serra Announcement Surprised Everyone
Even people who have been promoting the sainthood cause of Blessed Junipero Serra were surprised when Pope Francis said that he hopes to canonize the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan who founded missions across Mexico and California.
Romero on Fast Track to Becoming a Saint?
A panel of theologians advising the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes declared that the late Salvadoran archbishop had been killed “in hatred for the faith.”
Saints for New Year
The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which we celebrate this coming Sunday, affords us all an opportunity to reflect on our own vocations and, in a particular way, the vocation to priesthood and religious life. In this year dedicated by Pope Francis to appreciating the gift of consecrated life, perhaps it might be […]
The Cuomo Dilemma
This past Tuesday New Yorkers said farewell to Governor Mario Cuomo. Thrice elected Governor of New York Mario Cuomo was a complicated man. To some, he was a hero and to others, a villain. According to his own testimony, his Roman Catholic faith left a profound mark on his thinking and the way he lived […]