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Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonization of 81 Catholics martyred by communist forces during the Korean War. ...read more
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Beatifications of martyred priests lift Lebanese mired in poverty
Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service
June 6, 2022
Capuchin Fathers Leonard Melki and Thomas Saleh, two 20th-century Lebanese martyrs, were beatified on June 4 in Jal El Dib, near Beirut. ...read more
Read about Marie Rivier, whose zeal for the Gospel even in the midst of the French Revolution caused Pope Pius IX to call her the Woman-Apostle. ...read more
Blessed Justin Russolillo was a humble and holy pastor, catechist, preacher, and writer, who dedicated himself to seeking out vocations to the priesthood. ...read more
Read all about César de Bus who left a life of worldly pleasure to bring the Word of God to those on the margins. He will be canonized on May 15. ...read more
Read about Maria di Gesù Santocanale, a woman with the courage to go beyond her comfort zone, who will be canonized on May 15. ...read more
Read all about Titus Brandsma, the Dutch Carmelite priest killed in Dachau in 1942, who will be canonized on May 15, 2022. ...read more
Read all about Blessed Maria Domenica Mantovani, who spent her life as a mother to those in need. She will be canonized on May 15. ...read more
What made Charles de Foucauld a modern Christian hero? Read all about this hermit and martyr who will be canonized on May 15. ...read more
Read about Luigi Maria Palazzolo - to be canonized May 15 - who devoted his life to the poor, especially children, and founded the Sisters of the Poor. ...read more