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Five nuns who died in the custody of Serb extremists during World War II have been beatified at a ceremony that attracted thousands in Bosnia — the last formal step before possible sainthood.
An anti-Nazi priest who was killed at the Dachau concentration camp has been beatified at a ceremony in Germany — the last formal step before possible sainthood.
Germans in Pope Benedict XVI's home state of Bavaria celebrated Sunday the beatification ceremony of a priest who was honored for practicing his Roman Catholic faith in defiance of the Nazis.
A visit to Rome's main synagogue. Diplomatic relations with Israel. A handwritten plea asking forgiveness for Christian persecution left at Judaism's holiest site in Jerusalem.
The Vatican complained on Friday that some travel agents are asking faithful to shell out a "service" fee for procuring places for the beatification of Pope John Paul II when no tickets or invitations are needed for the May 1 ceremony in St. Peter's Square.
Thousands of faithful filled a square in Milan on Sunday to attend the beatification of an Italian priest who served as military chaplain during Word War II and went on to devote his life to helping disabled children and orphans.
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful and even President Raul Castro gathered Saturday for the beatification of a monk known as the "father of the poor" — the first ceremony of its kind on Cuban soil.
The first Argentine Indian to be beatified by the Roman Catholic church will be recognized by a papal envoy at a ceremony Sunday attended by thousands of faithful.
A devout and defiant Austrian farmer beheaded by the Nazis in 1943 for deserting Hitler's army was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on Friday in the last major step before possible sainthood.
First the militia fighters thought of hacking the bishop to death with an ax. In the end, they showed pity and shot him — one of hundreds of executions of Roman Catholic clergy as civil war erupted in Spain.
All invited to John Paul beatification - Vatican | Reuters(Reuters) - The Vatican urged the faithful on Tuesday not to let reports of huge crowds or unscrupulous hoteliers deter them from coming to Rome for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul on May 1.
Benedict XVI's Address at Hyde Park VigilNot far from here, at Tyburn, great numbers of our brothers and sisters died for the faith; the witness of their fidelity to the end was ever more powerful than the inspired words that so many of them spoke before surrendering everything to the Lord.
Birmingham, Mass with the Beatification of Venerable Cardinal John Henry Newman at Cofton Park of Rednal, Homily of Benedict XVICardinal Newman's motto, Cor ad cor loquitur, or "Heart speaks unto heart", gives us an insight into his understanding of the Christian life as a call to holiness, experienced as the profound desire of the human heart to enter into intimate communion with the Heart of God.
'Miracle cure' deacon set for Pope visit to BirminghamThe deacon whose recovery from a spinal disorder paved the way for Cardinal John Henry Newman's beatification is to fly to Britain for the Pope's visit. Jack Sullivan, of the archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, got better after praying to the 19th Century cardinal - with the V …
A Call for Earthly JusticeReading Diarmaid MacCulloch's extraordinary and limpid new work Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years (a history informed by a general, if Anglican, sympathy for its subject), I came across the following passage from Cardinal John Henry Newman's classic statement of belief …
Brooklyn diocese opens sainthood cause for priest who fought bigotryThe Diocese of Brooklyn has officially opened the Cause of Canonization for Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn, a 20th century priest known for fighting bigotry and reaching out to the community's African American population.
Benedict XVI Offers Journalists a ModelThe Holy Father said of Blessed Manuel: "Journalists can find in him an eloquent testimony of the good that can be done when one's pen reflects the greatness of the soul and is put at the service of truth and noble causes."
Martyr of communism beatified in PolandMore than 150,000 people gathered in Warsaw on June 6 to observe the beatification of Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, a Catholic priest who was murdered in October 1984 by the communist secret police of Poland.
Castro attends Cuba's first Catholic beatificationHAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro attended a ceremony for the country's first religious beatification on Saturday in another sign of warming relations between the Communist-ruled island and the Catholic Church.
Japan's Catholic martyrs honored in mass ceremonyTOKYO (Reuters Life!) – Bells tolled at the largest beatification ceremony ever held in Asia as thousands gathered on Monday to honor 188 Catholics killed in the persecution that almost wiped out Christianity in Japan four centuries ago.
Beatifying martyrs of JapanTOKYO — Samurai warriors, housewives and children were crucified, thrown into hot springs and tortured, but refused to renounce their religion. The Vatican's upcoming beatification of 188 such martyrs will recognize Japan's relatively unknown history of Christian persecution.
ZENIT - Cardinal Newman's Body to Be MovedBIRMINGHAM, England, AUG. 26, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The body of Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be moved to a place of honor in the Oratory Church of Edgbaston.
EWTN.com - Beatification Set for Parents of St. ThereseVatican, Aug. 19, 2008 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican has announced plans for the beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux.
John Paul sainthood plan boostedRoman Catholic officials have completed the first phase of a campaign to make the late Pope John Paul II a saint.
John Paul beatification moves aheadJohn Paul II's beatification process is moving ahead swiftly and new reports of miracles attributed to the late pontiff reach Rome every week, the Vatican official in charge of the process said on Tuesday.
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