Vatican City, 18 October 2015 (VIS) – This Sunday in St. Peter’s Square the Pope celebrated Holy Mass for the canonisation of Blesseds Vincenzo Grossi (1845-1917), diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory; Maria Isabel Salvat Romero (Mary of the Immaculate Conception), (1926-1998), superior general of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross; and the spouses Louis Martin (1823-1894) and Zelie Guerin (1831-1877). Continue reading The Pope canonises four new saints and appeals for peace in the Holy Land
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Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization
Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization A woman passed a statue of Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra at the Mission San Diego de Acala in San Diego earlier this year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press September 7, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Pope Francis’ apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition among some California Native Americans to his decision to canonize 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra. Serra is extolled by the Vatican as a great evangelizer, but denounced by some tribal officials as a destroyer of Native culture. Continue reading Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization
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Jesus to Cuba and the World
Pope to Cuba: Pope Francis said, that Jesus loves you so much, Jesus loves you completely.
The Holy Father continued saying that the Lord loves you from the heart. Continue reading Jesus to Cuba and the World
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