Oscar Romero: The Saint who was Slain at Mass
The state murder of a priest turned Archbishop Óscar Romero into a human rights activist. For that, he was also assassinated. Günther Simmermacher looks at the life...
Martyrs
Pope Francis on St Stephen: He received Stones of Hatred, He gave Words of Forgiveness
Be a witness to Jesus Christ in the way you conduct your ordinary, everyday life, and it will become a masterpiece for God, Pope Francis encouraged. Speaking...
Was Priest’s Murder Really a Martyrdom?
P Kgaffe – Your article commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Fr Michael D’Annucci was titled “Martyr of charity”. Daluxolo Moloantoa’s account of the charitable...
Pope Hails Nun Killed in Haiti as a Martyr
By Junno Arocho Esteves- Pope Francis praised the life and work of Sister Luisa Dell’Orto, an Italian missionary who was killed in Haiti, and hailed her as...
Martyred Nuns Beatified in Poland
By Junno Arocho Esteves- Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the...
Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs
By CNS – Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonisation of 81 Catholics, including priests, religious and laypeople who were martyred by communist...
Two Martyred Lebanese Capuchin Priests Beatified on Pentecost
By Doreen Abi Raad – Like a light piercing through the darkness of despair in beleaguered Lebanon, two martyred Lebanese Capuchin priests were beatified on the eve...
Trial begins in France over Murder of Fr Jacques Hamel
By Hannah Brockhaus – A trial began in Paris on Monday, Feb. 14, for four people charged with conspiring in the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, who is...
El Salvador welcomes four new martyrs, symbols of Vatican II church
By Rhina Guidos – Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and women, a depiction of one of the new martyrs of the Catholic Church looks...
Who Was Father Rutilio Grande SJ?
By Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ – On 22 January 2022 Father Rutilio Grande, SJ, and laymen Manuel Solórzano and Nelson Rutilio Lemus, martyrs, will be beatified in...
