Pope prays for slain Italian priest remembered as a ‘martyr of charity’

Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow after the murder of an Italian priest who was remembered for his care and concern for migrants and refugees. Before concluding his weekly general audience, the pope led the faithful in silent prayer for Fr Roberto Malgesini, a priest from the Diocese of Como, who was killed on 15th September.... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Nigerian bishop: Murdered seminarian had courage of a martyr

A murdered Nigerian seminarian had the courage of a martyr, his bishop said after three men were arrested for murder and kidnapping. One of the suspects said Michael Nnadi was killed because he kept asking his kidnappers “to repent and turn their lives around from their evil ways”, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto.... Read More

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March 27, 2020

Saint Corona – Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr:

Saint Corona – Patron Saint of Epidemics She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St Corona. The German Catholic news agency KNA reports the Church’s martyr records put... Read More

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July 27, 2019

Martyr’s ring found by Loch Lomond

A 17th century gold ring that once belonged to a Catholic martyr is expected to fetch around £10,000 at auction after it was unearthed on the banks of Loch Lomond by a metal detector. Michelle Vall from Blackpool discovered the ring, believed to date from between 1640 and 1680, while combing the shoreline of Loch... Read More

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February 27, 2018

Rome Colosseum bathed in red in honour of modern martyrs

Rome’s Colosseum, long a symbol of the persecution of early Christians, was bathed in red light late on 24th February as a reminder of and a prayer for the thousands of Christians being persecuted for their faith today. The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan’s highly criticised anti-blasphemy laws,... Read More

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June 12, 2017

Archbishop to become Lithuania’s first beatified Soviet-era martyr

A Lithuanian archbishop who was murdered with a lethal injection after 16 years in prisons and labour camps was to become the first Catholic martyr from the country’s communist era to be declared blessed. The beatification ceremony for Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, who died in 1962, was planned for 25th June in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital.... Read More

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September 14, 2016

Assassinated French priest joins procession of martyrs, pope says

To kill in the name of God is satanic, Pope Francis said at a special requiem Mass for a French priest assassinated by youths claiming allegiance to Daesh. “Fr Jacques Hamel had his throat slit on the cross, at the exact moment he was celebrating the sacrifice of Christ’s cross. A good man, meek, brotherly... Read More

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