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As a Catholic philosopher and avid student of Aquinas, I am always fielding questions about whether this medieval saint is "still worth" reading today, nearly 800 years after his birth....
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Pope Francis made a surprise announcement at his General Assembly on 20 November 2024 (World Children’s Day) that two young and inspiring Catholics – Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – would be canonised during the Jubilee Year of 2025. ...
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Ahead of the canonization of the Martyrs of Damascus at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on October 20, Fr. Luke Gregory of the Custody of the Holy Land says their witness offes a sign of hope and ecumenism for Christians everywhere, especially those in Syria, where Christians make up...
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Pope Francis presides at the Canonisation Mass for 14 new Saints, including 11 martyrs killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith, and upholds their Christian witness by noting they lived Jesus’ way of service....
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Now Catholics around the world are learning about Eileen O’Connor - and turning to her in prayer, including in the US....
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Pope Francis authorizes the promulgation of decrees recognizing a miracle attributed to an Italian layman, the martyrdom of two Italian priests who died during the Second World War, and the heroic virtues of seven new Venerables, including two missionary bishops and three laywomen....
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A Dutch priest and two nuns from France and Italy are among ten new saints that Pope Francis will canonize on May 15, 2022, in the Vatican....
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An international inter-university congress in March shines the light on the relevance of Women Doctors of the Church and Patron Saints of Europe in today’s world....
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Catholic Mission appeal celebrates women of great faith and action...