Catholic Saints

Elizabeth of Hungary: Beloved Sister in a Troubled World

May I tell you the story of a woman who was married at 14 and dead at 24? Does that sound like the making of …

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person reaching out a hand to help pull a man up.

Unsung Saints

We can all think of people who have made a significant difference in the major decisions and directions of our lives.
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Our Communion of Saints

The saints and blesseds are special signs of God’s activity.
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Singular Holiness

Francis’s greatness, I think, comes from his ability to transfer, and transform, his internal conversations to the physical reality of the external world.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis: Miracles, Holy Bread, and a Teen Saint in the Making 

“Not me, but God,” Blessed Carlo Acutis is quoted as saying. When this author visited Assisi, she discovered the growing excitement surrounding the millennial teenager’s life, legacy, and sainthood cause.
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Banners of new saints hang from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica during Mass for the canonization of 14 new saints on World Mission Sunday in St. Peter's Square with Pope Francis at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass

Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
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The Word Dwells in Creation

As the Word dwells in the human person, so, too, the same Word dwells in creation.
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