Pope Francis Canonizes 14 New Saints, Including Martyrs From Syria
‘These new saints lived Jesus’ way: service,’ Pope Francis said Oct. 20.
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Pope Francis Canonizes 2 New Saints —Sts. Artemide Zatti and Giovanni Battista Scalabrini — and Proclaims the Way of Peace
The two saints, both born in Italy in the 19th century, ministered to others. The Holy Father also mentioned, at the Angelus, ‘Regarding the beginning of the Council 60 years ago, we should not forget the danger of nuclear war that menaced the world right at that time. Why don’t we learn from history? Even at that moment, there were conflicts and huge tensions, but the way of peace was chosen.’
For 2 New Saints, Paths to Canonization Follow Very Different Routes
Titus Brandsma and Charles de Foucauld both joined the communion of saints yesterday, though their journeys to canonization were just as different as their lives.
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Homily for the Canonization Mass of 10 Saints
‘By embracing with enthusiasm their vocation — as a priest, as a consecrated woman, as a layperson — they devoted their lives to the Gospel. They discovered an incomparable joy, and they became brilliant reflections of the Lord of history.’
‘Brilliant Reflections of the Lord of History’: Pope Francis Canonizes 10 New Saints of the Catholic Church
It was the Church’s first canonization since that of St. John Henry Newman and four others in October 2019.
Meet the New Saints to Be Canonized Oct. 14
Paul VI joins six others being raised to the altars.
Francesco Spinelli to Be Canonized After Healing of a Newborn in the Congo
Among those being canonized Sunday is Father Francesco Spinelli.
