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From alcoholic to future saint: The inspiring conversion of Ireland’s Matt Talbot 

June 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.  / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Ju… […]

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Guatemalan physician Ernesto Cofiño declared Venerable 

December 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Dr. Ernesto Cofiño was a pediatrician in Guatemala and father of five. / Credit: Opus Dei

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 17:45 pm (CNA).
With the authorization of Pope Francis, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints promulgated on Dec. 14 dec… […]

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A surfing saint? Pope Francis recognizes the heroic virtue of Guido Schäffer

May 22, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtue of Brazil’s “Surfer Angel” Guido Schäffer in a decree issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on May 20, 2023. / Credit: Photo courtesty of guidoschaffer.com.br

Vatican City, May 22, 2023 / … […]

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Pope Francis puts a priest, three religious women, and two laywomen on path for sainthood

March 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Father Carlo Crespi Croci (1891-1982) holding a crucifix from his ethnographic collection in Cuenca, Ecuador. / Credit: Salesianos de Don Bosco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Washington D.C., Mar 23, 2023 / 15:11 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on… […]

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Meet the six newest venerable servants of God in the Catholic Church

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

The sainthood causes of Father Miguel Costa y Llobera (1854–1922) and Sister Maria Margherita Diomira of the Incarnate Word (1651–1657) were advanced by Pope Francis on Jan. 19, 2023. / Credit: Montanyes Regalades, public domain, via Wikimedia C… […]

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Transparency and the mystery of Ven. Fulton Sheen’s postponed beatification

December 14, 2022 MIchael R. Heinlein 29

In a recent interview with America Media, Pope Francis — in response to a question about transparency and clergy sexual abuse — remarked: “If there is less transparency, it is a mistake.” This is a […]

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Ah, those nasty Catholics, trying to force their beliefs on others by refusing to let the government make them violate their principles and consciences! Here is the first slice of moldy editorial bread: Thirteen Roman […]

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