Two forms of canonized holiness deepened by the Pope: martyrdom and the offering of one’s life

Nov 14, 2024 18:25

ZENIT Staff

TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE PROMOTED BY THE DICASTERY FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS Photo: Vatican Media

the Holy Father Francis and His Holiness Mar Awa III

a Holy Week retreat in Spain profoundly changed her life.

Pope Francis participated in the solemn Mass of canonization of 14 new saints and delivered the homily

She was buried without any embalming or other treatment of her body, in a simple unsealed wooden casket.

Causes of Saints•Good News

Documentary Chronicles the Journey of Teens Discovering Modern-Day Saint, Carlo Acutis

“Roadmap to Reality” is more than just a biography of a young saint; it’s a message of hope for today’s youth. As Moriarty emphasized, «In a world where many young people struggle with feelings of hopelessness, Carlo’s life shows that holiness is not only possible but relevant in our times.»

Aug 19, 2024 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Testimonies

Husband Talks About Next Blessed: Chiara Corbella. “I’m Learning to Be the Husband of a Future Saint”

“Many women ask my wife for help because they feel accepted and not judged by her,” declared Enrico Petrillo after concluding the diocesan phase of the beatification process of Chiara Corbella.

Jul 03, 2024 07:41

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Causes of Saints•Pope Francis•Vatican City

The Catholic Church Will Have 14 New Saints Next October 20

The Pope decreed that Blessed Manuel Ruiz López and seven companions and Blessed Francisco, Mooti and Rafael Massabki, Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis and Blessed Elena Guerra be inscribed in the Catalog of Saints on Sunday, 20 October 2024

Jul 02, 2024 16:15

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church

U.S. bishops move forward with cause for beatification of visionary of Marian apparition in the country

The Marian apparitions experienced by Adele in 1859 were given formal and official approval by Bishop Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay in December 2010

Jun 16, 2024 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Testimonies

Woman Who Will Experience Canonization of Her Son: Impressions of Carlo Acutis’ Mother

She adds: “Now the Lord has fulfilled the desire of the many who prayed for Carlo’s canonization. We see it, obviously, as a sign from Heaven»

Jun 16, 2024 17:22

Rafael Llanes