Tag: Saints
New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full,...
The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God's plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis.
Melto D’Moronoyo: A month of Maronite holiness
July is a busy month in the Maronite Church as we celebrate significant figures who allowed the Spirit within to take flight. Among them were early saints and martyrs who died for their beliefs, and modern saints recognised for their ‘heroic virtue’ and the ability to carry out feats perceived as miracles.
Q&A with Fr Flader: The veneration of relics
One of my friends was criticising me and the church for the importance we give to relics. He says they are just parts of dead people or of things they used. How can I answer him?
St George Pell? Maybe.
Reports of a miracle occurring after prayers for Cardinal Pell’s intercession were predictably met with criticism that the cardinal could not be in heaven, much less declared a saint, because of his record on child abuse. It’s time to set the record straight again, writes Monica Doumit.
Dioceses should commemorate their own saints each year, pope says
Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honour the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.
Q & A with Fr Flader: St Jerome Emiliani
Dear Fr John Flader, I sometimes attend Mass in a parish staffed by Somascan priests, who speak of their founder, St Jerome Emiliani. Who was he?
Like Blessed Estephan, let us always remember that God sees us
Blessed Estephan Nehme’s words were few yet filled with wisdom, reflecting a deep relationship with Christ, being focussed on words he had repeated since his childhood: “God sees me.”
Q&A with Fr Flader: Who is St Katharine Drexel?
Fr Flader, I recently came across an American saint I had never heard of before, St Katharine Drexel. Who was she and what did she do?
Q&A With Fr Flader: St Frances Xavier Cabrini
A friend told me she had seen a film about an American saint called Mother Cabrini. I had never heard of this saint. Who was she?
Melto D’Moronoyo: The soon-to-be canonised, Massabki Brothers
Today, when the faithful of Damascus and all Syria have been decimated by the scourge of intolerance and hatred, it is more important than ever that we remember the Massabki brothers, Maronite martyrs who will be canonised in October this year.
Sts Peter and Paul show us the value of urgency
On 29 June we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This great feast presents two saints who, aside from establishing the faith in the eternal city of Rome, give us a “type” or “basic picture” of the preaching of the faith to all of humanity, writes Fr Yuhanna Azize.
Who is Blessed Anna Maria Taigi?
In a previous article you spoke about Blessed Anna Maria Taigi and her prophecies. Can you tell me more about her?
