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Chesterton and St Thérèse were ‘soul twins’, says priest
The Catholic priest investigating GK Chesterton’s Cause for Canonisation has said that he recognises a “spiritual kinship” between the English writer and Catholic apologist and the namesake of his...
View ArticleMother who prayed to Fulton Sheen speaks of ‘confusion and sadness’ after...
The mother who prayed for the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen when her son was born still-born has expressed her sadness and confusion following the news that his Cause for canonisation has...
View ArticleEvidence collected for Father Tolton’s sainthood cause heads to Vatican
With prayers, songs and sealing wax, Cardinal Francis E George of Chicago formally closed the investigation into the life and virtues of Father Augustus Tolton on September 29 in a ceremony in the St...
View ArticleCause of Edinburgh sister is relaunched
Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh has relaunched the Cause of an Edinburgh woman who died of tuberculosis in 1925. The Venerable Margaret Sinclair was born in Cowgate in Edinburgh’s...
View ArticleBrazilian priest recalls prayers to Mother Teresa that led to “possible miracle”
Although some may say it was by chance, Brazilian Father Elmiran Ferreira Santos believes that God’s hands were leading him when he arrived late one afternoon at his Our Lady of Aparecida Parish and...
View ArticlePope advances sainthood causes of Lutheran convert and US missionary in Vietnam
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of a Lutheran convert who established a branch of the Bridgettine order in Sweden and a US missionary who died while ministering to the wounded in Vietnam....
View ArticleFriends of Dorothy Day commend important step in her sainthood cause
The recent update in the sainthood cause for American Catholic icon Dorothy Day is welcome news to many of her friends and associates who believe her understanding of Catholic social teaching should be...
View ArticleBooks blog: A common sense introduction to Chesterton
A friend has kindly given me a present of Dale Ahlquist’s Commonsense: 101 Lessons from GK Chesterton. Ahlquist, for those who don’t know of him, is the president of the American Chesterton Society....
View ArticleRemains of African-American slave moved to Denver cathedral in step towards...
The remains of an African-American former slave have been moved to a Catholic cathedral in a step towards possible sainthood. Visitors lined up on Wednesday to honour and pray for the help of Julia...
View ArticlePope Francis creates new path to sainthood: offering life for others
Pope Francis has added a fourth pathway to possible sainthood. Until now, gaining consideration for sainthood in the Catholic Church required martyrdom, living a life of heroic virtue or — less...
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