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...
Saints
Marist Brothers Linmeyer Celebrates Champagnat Day!
Marist Brothers Linmeyer held its annual Champagnat Day Mass to celebrate the life and work of Marist Schools Founder, St...
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...
Beatification of wartime Polish nuns highlights radical Christian witness
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Senior Catholics see the beatification of 10 Polish nuns murdered by Russian soldiers at the end...
Martyrs of Africa’s First Big Persecution: St Charles Lwanga & Companions
In the 1880s, a king in what is now Uganda launched a persecution of Christians. Günther Simmermacher tells the story...
The Look of Christ
Dear Reader, There is an ongoing debate about the manner in which Jesus tends to be depicted, with many people...
Founder of Scalabrinians to be Canonised
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonisation of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, founder...
Pope: Focus on the essential like St Charles de Foucauld did
By CNS- The Catholic Church needs to strive continually to make sure it is focusing on the essentials of Christian...
Pope urges Mission Societies to have Faith, Courage, Creativity
By Cindy Wooden – The “basic dynamism” of the Catholic Church is its missionary outreach, an effort that should and...
