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St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis named among patrons of World Youth Day 2023

May 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. John Paul II in 1978. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, May 18, 2022 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis will be among the patrons of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon.Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbo… […]

Titus Brandsma: A new patron saint of journalism?

May 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

An icon of Titus Brandsma in Bolsward, the Netherlands. / Anthony Johnson/EWTN.

Amersfoort, Netherlands, May 10, 2022 / 10:11 am (CNA).
More than 60 journalists have petitioned Pope Francis to make Titus Brandsma an official patron saint of jou… […]