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What Pope Benedict XVI said about St. Hilary of Poitiers

January 13, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The ordination of St. Hilary of Poitiers. / Credit: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, Jan 13, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
After a long journey to the Catholic faith, Hilary (born in 310) was ba… […]

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How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, first female saint of Canada, discovered her vocation

January 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 12, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Every Jan. 12 the Church celebrates St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, a 17th-century French nun who worked … […]

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine begins two years of celebration, marking two anniversaries

January 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, began two years of celebration on the saint’s feast day Jan. 4, 2024.  / Credit: Seton Shrine

CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The National Shrine of St. Elizabet… […]

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Producer shares story of ‘family saint’ with new generation of Catholics

December 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Susan Agostinelli shows Pope Francis a picture of her great, great uncle, Bl. Grimoaldo Santamaria of the Purification, during a meeting at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2022. The audience was part of a conference on holiness and sainthood hosted by th… […]

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St. Leo the Great: the pope who clarified the humanity and divinity of Christ

November 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

The fresco of St. Leo the Great, doctor of the Church, in the cupola of the Church of St. Maximus of Turin, Italy. / Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 10, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Throughout the last two millenn… […]

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Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to Argentine Cardinal Pironio who died in 1998

November 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920-1998). / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Nov 8, 2023 / 12:51 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis approved a miracle on Wednesday attributed to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, paving the way for the beatification… […]

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What is the process for canonization? A guide for All Saints’ Day 

November 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. / Credit: Joe Holdren/EWTN News

CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saint… […]

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The life and music of St. Hildegard von Bingen, Doctor of the Church

September 16, 2023 Paul Senz 14

The life of this mystic, composer, and saint was in many ways as tumultuous as the era in which she lived. […]

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Conversations with three contemporary Catholic artists

August 1, 2023 Paul Senz 1

The role that art (and beauty in general) can play in evangelization, and in our own spiritual lives, is a matter of some debate. There is also a common misconception that beautiful art is a […]

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The Lebanese saint who unites Christians and Muslims

July 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Image from the Shrine of St. Charbel. / Hannah Brockhaus / CNA.

Annaya, Lebanon, Jul 24, 2023 / 10:35 am (CNA).
St. Charbel Makhlouf is known in Lebanon for the miraculous healings of those who visit his tomb to seek his intercession — both Chr… […]

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