Tag: Blessed Peter To Rot
New saints highlight power of faith amid spiritual, personal challenges
Pope Leo XIV will canonise seven new saints on 19 October, recognising a diverse group of men and women from Venezuela, Turkey, Papua New Guinea, and Italy – each united by their faith amid adversity.
Welcoming PNG’s first saint
Communities in Sydney and the Central Coast are preparing to hold celebrations in honour of Blessed Peter To Rot who will be proclaimed Papua New Guinea’s first saint on Sunday 19 October.
A martyr, a people, bishops and a celebration
What brings a cardinal, an archbishop and a bishop to a small parish church in Sydney? A little-known martyr from a vibrant and diverse Pacific nation.
Pope clears way for three new saints
Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonisations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.
