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Pope Leo XIV set to canonise former Satanic priest
14 Oct 2025 21:36 GMT
Pope Leo XIV is to canonise … once scorned. His beatification was proclaimed in 1980 by Pope John Paul II, who called … Pier Giorgio Frassati, which marked Pope Leo XIV’s first major …
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St. Pope John Paul II’s ‘Ecclesia in Africa’ Lauded as “a living reality” in the African Church
18 Sep 2025 23:13 GMT
… Anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s first visit to … s 265 Pope, saying, “I knew about Pope John Paul II who … Cameroon also lauded St. Pope John Paul II for beatifying and canonizing … Through the beatification, the Cameroonian Priest said, the Pope “invited …
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Bartolo Longo, future saint of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
17 Oct 2025 13:32 GMT
… the shrine to the pope, and it officially became … exceptional canonization process
His beatification process was opened in … for his beatification by John Paul II in 1979.
The Polish pope visited … . Then in 2024, Pope Francis authorized the dicastery …
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Who is Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, Armenian martyr?
17 Oct 2025 13:32 GMT
… to the Vatican website.
Pope Leo XIV's sensitive … John Paul II during his beatification in 2001, the term “genocide” does not appear.
Pope … Francis was the first pope to openly use … particularly sensitive time, as Pope Leo XIV is scheduled …
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John Paul II, fervent “disciple” of Pier Giorgio Frassati
07 Sep 2025 08:29 GMT
… beatification of Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) on May 20, 1990, John Paul II … anything extraordinary,” acknowledged John Paul II, while noting that … imitation.”
The Polish pope notes that Frassati … where the future Pope John Paul II already considered him …
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Blessed Frassati through St. John Paul II’s eyes: ‘Faith and charity’ were his ‘driving forces’
04 Sep 2025 20:14 GMT
… and mountain enthusiast, St. John Paul II beatified his longtime hero, … homily for Frassati’s beatification remains a profound testament … John Paul said in his beatification homily, were “the true … later during Frassati’s beatification, the pope said that at …
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Who are the “new martyrs” the Pope honored on Sunday?
15 Sep 2025 18:27 GMT
… the request of John Paul II. The Polish pope had honored the … a lengthy canonical investigation for beatification — but rather a … the agreement of Coptic Pope Tawadros.
Among those remembered … they are true witnesses.”
Pope Francis himself had declared in …
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Pope honors 21st century martyrs: Christians killed by Islamic militants, mafias, Amazon ranchers
14 Sep 2025 17:03 GMT
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday honored … , came 25 years after St. John Paul II presided over a 2000 Jubilee … separate from the process of beatification and canonization, which also considers …
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The life of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, 130 years after his birth
15 Oct 2025 18:42 GMT
… ;s. Once asked by Pope Pius XII how many converts … before Sheen died, St. John Paul II embraced him during a visit … “postponement” of Sheen’s beatification, without explanation, just weeks … the archbishop's eventual beatification is "inevitable." …
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A Saint for our time: The canonization of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan
15 Oct 2025 17:40 GMT
… of his beatification culminated on October 7, 2001, when Pope John Paul II, recognizing his … two major steps: beatification and then canonization. Beatification allows the faithful to … In the years following his beatification, devotion to Maloyan continued to …