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Martyred nuns beatified in Poland
Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
June 13, 2022
Ten Polish nuns murdered by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II were beatified in Wroclaw, Poland, on June 11, 2022. ...read more
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Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs
Catholic News Service
June 10, 2022
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
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Saint Marie Rivier: The Woman-Apostle
Kristina Glicksman
May 13, 2022
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
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Blessed Justin Russolillo: Apostle of vocations
Kristina Glicksman
May 12, 2022
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
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Saint César de Bus: The catechism for all
Marie Anne Torres
May 11, 2022
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
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Maria di Gesù Santocanale: A woman comfortable with being uncomfortable
Louisa Florentin
May 10, 2022
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
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Titus Brandsma: Saint of Dachau
Kristina Glicksman
May 9, 2022
Read all about Titus Brandsma, the Dutch Carmelite priest killed in Dachau in 1942, who will be canonized on May 15, 2022. ...read more
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Blessed Maria Domenica Mantovani: A mother of “all things for all people”
Louisa Florentin
May 6, 2022
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
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Saint Charles de Foucauld: A man in the arena
Benjamin Boivin
May 5, 2022
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
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