In his sixth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. John Newman, who is considered one of the greatest Catholic theologians of modern times. St. John Newman’s turning point came in 1845 ...
With great enthusiasm and devotion, hundreds of Salvadoran families gathered for a March 24 Mass at the Sacred Heart Shrine in Washington to celebrate the feast of St. Oscar Romero, bishop and martyr from El ...
Polish church leaders have welcomed renewed calls for the beatification of a popular priest, Father Franciszek Blachnicki (1921-1987), following official confirmation that he was killed by communist secret police agents. "Most Poles still feel a sense ...
The canonization cause of Mother Mary Lange, founder of the world's first sustained women's religious community for Black women, has taken a step forward. Sister Rita Michelle Proctor, superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of ...
It’s not often that we get to hear the mothers and fathers of saints open up about their children. Blessed Carlo Acutis, who lived from 1991-2006, was beatified in 2020. Known for his love of ...
Leonard DeLorenzo has a quick review of two titles that honor St. Joseph: Guardian of the Virgin and Faithful Guardian of Christ: “The household of Joseph created the conditions in which a singular devotion to ...
Catholics can ask, in a special way, for the intercession of at least 10 saints this Lenten season. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regularly lists Lenten saints whose feast days fall during the ...
For St. Patrick’s Day, Father Patrick Briscoe, OP, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, reflects on his patron’s example and insights into the spiritual life: “Like St. Augustine, St. Patrick also wrote a confession. Patrick’s ‘Confessions’ ...
Pope Francis has moved six candidates for sainthood closer to canonization. In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recognizing a miracle ...
A reader asks: “Many people have a hard time believing that anyone except a saint can go directly to heaven after death. When my dad passed away after being in a coma for a week, ...
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“I put my trust in Jesus Christ because whenever he gives us a mission, he also gives us the strength and the wisdom to carry it out,” said Bishop Dorsonville.
New bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, La., urges faithful to 'walk together to answer God's call' to build up church
Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, a former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, was installed March 29 as ...
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More than 1,000 LA Catholics bring their love for the Eucharist to the streets
With the Blessed Sacrament held high, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles led more than 1,000 Catholics out ...
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