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Pope Francis opens special process to canonize 16 Carmelite martyrs of the French Revolution

February 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. / Photo illustration.

Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 13:40 pm (CNA).
Their voices sang out from the scaffold as they went to their death only July 17, 1794, during… […]

Pope Francis declares blind 14th-century lay Dominican a saint

April 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2021 / 06:20 am (CNA). Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint Saturday using a process known as “equipollent” canonization. The Holy See press office said April […]