Saint Titus Brandsma
TRANSCRIPT The Catholic Church will officially acknowledge Fr. Titus Brandsma’s place in Heaven, 80 years after his murder in the Dachau concentration camp. Martina Moyski tells us more about Brandsma’s faithful courage in the face of the Nazi juggernaut. The bells of St. Peter’s will ring out in jubilation Sunday, when Dutch Carmelite priest Titus Brandsma is […]
U.S. baby formula shortage hits food pantries run by church, other agencies
A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries, including those operated by the Catholic Social Services in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said administrators. “We are in short supply everywhere, and in some places there is no supply,” said Amy Stoner, director of community-based, housing and homelessness services for […]
Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said. “Our Christian lives begin not with doctrine and good works, but with the amazement born of realizing that we are loved, prior to any response on […]
Catholic cathedral attacked in Nigeria after arrests over ‘blasphemy’ killing
Holy Family Catholic Cathedral in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria. / catholicdiocese-sokoto.org. Sokoto, Nigeria, May 15, 2022 / 00:52 am (CNA). A mob has attacked a Catholic cathedral in Nigeria amid protests demanding the release of two suspects in… […]
Pope Francis canonizes 10 new saints of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis celebrates a Mass of canonization for 10 people on May 15, 2022. / Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 03:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass … […]
Full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the canonization Mass of 10 saints
Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 05:40 am (CNA). On Sunday, Pope Francis declared 10 holy men and women to be saints of the Catholic Church before around 45,000 people during a canonization Mass… […]
‘Brilliant Reflections of the Lord of History’: Pope Francis Canonizes 10 New Saints of the Catholic Church
Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis celebrates a Mass of canonization for 10 people on May 15. It was the Church’s first canonization since that of St. John Henry Newman and four others in October 2019.
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Homily for the Canonization Mass of 10 Saints
Daniel Ibanez The canonization Mass is underway on May 15. ‘By embracing with enthusiasm their vocation — as a priest, as a consecrated woman, as a layperson — they devoted their lives to the Gospel. They discovered an incomparable joy, and they became brilliant reflections of the Lord of history.’
Bishop Condemns ‘Abhorrently Evil’ Slaying of 10 at Buffalo Supermarket
John Normile Police are shown on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14 in Buffalo, New York, after 10 people were killed and three injured after a mass shooting at the store; the shooter is in police custody. Ten people were killed and three others injured Saturday when a teenage gunman opened fire […]
10 new saints exemplify ways of overcoming selfishness, Pope Francis says.
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said.