God listens to everybody – sinner, saint, victim, killer, pope says

Everyone lives a life that is often inconsistent or a “contradiction” because people can be both a sinner and a saint, a victim and a tormentor, Pope Francis said. No matter what one’s situation is, people can put themselves back in God’s hands through prayer, he said on 24th June during his weekly general audience.... Read More

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October 14, 2019

Prince of Wales praises St John Henry Newman

On the eve of the canonisation of St John Henry Newman, the Prince of Wales penned an article about England’s newest saint for the Vatican newspaper. St Newman’s example, he wrote, ‘is needed more than ever for the manner in which, at his best, he could advocate without accusation, could disagree without disrespect and, perhaps... Read More

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October 11, 2019

Excitement at canonisation of spiritual ‘giant’ Newman

John Henry Newman was a spiritual ‘giant’ and ‘a very important figure,’ according to the British ambassador to the Holy See. Sally Axworthy was speaking ahead of Newman’s canonisation in Rome on 13 October. “Cardinal Newman was really a very important figure. He was a giant of the 19th century,” she said. She spoke of... Read More

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September 17, 2019

Saint’s relics tour better than Nelson Mandela visit, says Scottish prison officer

The visit of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux to a Glasgow prison was more impressive than the visits of Nelson Mandela and Princess Anne, according to a prison officer. The relics, which are currently touring Scotland, stopped at HMP Barlinnie, one of Scotland’s most notorious prisons. During the visit, Philip Tartaglia, the Archbishop... Read More

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July 2, 2019

Pope sets date for Cardinal Newman’s sainthood ceremony

The Fathers of the Birmingham Oratory are delighted to announce that Pope Francis will canonise Blessed John Henry Newman in St Peter’s Square on Sunday 13th October, alongside four others. This will make Cardinal Newman the first English person who has lived since the 17th century officially recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church.... Read More

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March 21, 2019

Theologian supports declaring St Romero ‘doctor of the church’

One of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America said he supports an effort to declare St Oscar Romero a doctor of the Catholic Church. During a livestream of an event celebrating the Salvadoran saint canonised in October, Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez, considered by many as the father of liberation theology, said he thought... Read More

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February 13, 2019

Pope Francis approves canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman

Pope Francis has signed a decree recognising a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman, the English cardinal, clearing the way for his canonisation. The Vatican announced today (Wednesday) that Pope Francis had signed the decree the day before. In the sainthood cause of Blessed Newman, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth had... Read More

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February 13, 2019

Romantic couple receive special blessing at shrine of St Valentine

A Romantic couple received a blessing with a difference ahead of 14th February – at the shrine of St Valentine in Dublin. Emer Duffy and Killian Casey were blessed by Bishop Denis Nulty at the saint’s shrine in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Relics of the saint are interred in the church... Read More

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