The smiling Carmelite is on her way to the altars: she is recognized as a “servant of God”

Jan 21, 2025 21:05

ZENIT Staff

Sister Cecilia María, Making Her Vows. Photo: Religion en Libertad

Pope Francis has elevated 16 Carmelite nuns from Compiègne

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

These two young role models, celebrated for their faith and service, will be elevated to sainthood during events tied to the Holy Year 2025

Causes of Saints•Pope Francis

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

Address to the participants in the Conference promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Nov 14, 2024 18:25

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Dr. Gertrude Barber

With 205 votes in favor, 6 votes against, and 19 abstentions, the bishops affirmed their support for the advancement of the cause of beatification and canonization at the local level.

Nov 13, 2024 18:59

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Dicasteries•Ecumenism•Pope Francis

Ecumenism: Pope Francis includes Isaac of Nineveh in Roman Martyrology – Context? Visit of Assyrian East Patriarch

The inclusion of Isaac the Syrian in the Roman Martyrology proves that holiness did not stop with separations and exists across denominational boundaries. As the Second Vatican Council declared: ‘It is right and salutary to recognize the riches of Christ and virtuous works in the lives of others who are bearing witness to Christ, sometimes even to the shedding of their blood.’ (Unitatis Redintegratio 4).

Nov 10, 2024 20:47

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Interview•Virgin Mary

Ten Questions About Sister Lucia and the Controversial Third Secret of Fatima. The Postulator for Her Cause of Canonization Responds

(ZENIT News – Porta Luz / Fatima, 06.11.2024).- Sister Angela Coelho, born in Portugal, grew up linked to the devotion and spirituality that flows from the events that occurred in Fatima more than 100 years ago, with the apparitions of an Angel, […]

Nov 06, 2024 21:43

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Good News•Testimonies

Sister Clare: the young Irish actress who became a nun goes to the altars

With the opening of her cause in Madrid, Sister Clare will be declared a “Servant of God,” marking the first stage of an intensive review of her life and service. The appointment of a postulator and vice-postulator will ensure that her story reaches the Vatican with careful scrutiny and dedication.

Nov 05, 2024 13:14

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Beyond the vast crowds and the elaborate security arrangements, its significance may lie in something less measurable: the return of a pastor to a country that helped shape his life, at a moment when its people are looking for reasons to face the future with confidence.

Culture and Its Relationship to the Christian Faith: An Explanation by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, October 28, 2026, on Culture and Its Relationship to the Christian Faith

The smiling Carmelite is on her way to the altars: she is recognized as a “servant of God”

Pope Francis canonizes the nuns whose martyrdom meant the end of the French Revolution: famous for the book by Geroge Bernanos

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

Discovering the true face of St. Nicholas: Brazilian designer reconstructs Santa’s face

Pope Blesses Temporary Translation of the Remains of Saint Lucy of Venice to Syracuse in Italy

Pope Francis announces when Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized

Letter of the Holy Father for the remembrance in the particular Churches of their own Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God

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

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Dr. Gertrude Barber

Ecumenism: Pope Francis includes Isaac of Nineveh in Roman Martyrology – Context? Visit of Assyrian East Patriarch

Ten Questions About Sister Lucia and the Controversial Third Secret of Fatima. The Postulator for Her Cause of Canonization Responds

Sister Clare: the young Irish actress who became a nun goes to the altars