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In his Thursday morning Mass, Pope Francis talked about so called 'hidden saints.' Men, women, parents, religious and everyday people who live out the Gospel and give hope. POPE FRANCIS "Let's think about all the priests who don't publicize it, but who work in their parishes with great love: Teaching catechesis to children, caring for the elderly, the sick, and preparing newlywed couples...Every day it's the same, the same, the same. They don't get bored because their foundation is solid like a rock. It's Jesus. This is what gives Holiness to the Church. This is what gives hope!” The Pope then added that being Christian is about more than just appearances. Rather, its about living the Gospel in everyday life. SUMMARY OF POPE'S HOMILY (Source: Vatican Radio) "Let us consider so many priests who are not seen, but who work in their parishes with such love: [doing the work of] catechesis for children, care of the elderly, of the sick, ...

Polish priest Slawomir Oder is one of the people that best knows John Paul II. As the postulator for his sainthood cause, Fr. Oder has been in charge of presenting the facts proving Karol Wojtyla led a holy life. FR. SLAWOMIR ODER Postulator, Sainthood Cause of John Paul II "We find ourselves before a giant that has impacted us. He was the Church's shepherd for almost 30 years, sowing with generosity.” The postulator said that John Paul II thought he would be remembered for a topic close to home in people's everyday lives. FR. SLAWOMIR ODER Postulator, Sainthood Cause of John Paul II "During the long years of his pontificate, he touched on many topics, many issues. However, he himself said that he would liked to be remembered, if ever the Church remembered him, he wanted to be thought of as the Pope of Life and the Family.” In fact, the two miracles that cleared the path of his beatification and canonization dealt with life and the family. For his...

Venerable Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC (1901-1927) Pope Francis recently approved a decree attributing a miracle to the intercession of a New Jersey nun, thus paving the way for her beatification. According to the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth , Venerable Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1901-27) is a candidate for sainthood “because of her saintly life, her striving for perfection in her religious life, her spiritual writings, the mystical privileges accorded her by God during life, and the favors received by others after her death through her intercession with God.” Who is Sister Miriam Teresa? Teresa Demjanovich, a 20th Century American girl, was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1901, the youngest of seven children of Alexander and Johanna (Suchy) Demjanovich, Ruthenian immigrants to the United States from what is now Eastern Slovakia. Teresa received Baptism, Confirmation, and her First Holy Communion in the Byzantine-Ruthenian ...

The Knights of Columbus are in the process of transforming the once struggling Pope John Paul II Cultural Center into world-class shrine and museum for pilgrims to learn about and pray to the soon-to-be saint.

Fr.McGivney , the founder of the Knights of Columbus, has been one of my main intercessors during these challenging economic times, so I am happy to hear that his cause for sainthood is advancing. Via CNA: The Knights of Columbus announced today that officials from a supplemental tribunal of the Archdiocese of Hartford –of which Fr. McGivney was a parish priest- formally sent a new report to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The information gathered by the tribunal included testimonies from witnesses to the supposed miracle as well as the statements of several medical doctors about the circumstances surrounding the reported miracle. Snip  The submission of the new report “marks an important step forward. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints will now have valuable additional testimony that clarifies and adds significantly to the original submission,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said. “Father McGivney’s beatification would be an important...

VATICAN CITY ( VIS )- This morning during his audience with Archbishop Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father authorized the promulgation of decrees concerning the following causes: MIRACLES - Blessed Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski, Polish former archbishop of Warsaw (1822-1895). - Blessed Arcangelo Tadini, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth (1846-1912). - Blessed Francesc Coll y Guitart, Spanish professed priest of the Order of Friars Preachers and founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1812-1875). - Blessed Rafael Arnaiz Baron, Spanish oblate friar of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (1911-1938). - Blessed Mary of the Cross Jugan (nee Jeanne), French foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor (1792-1879). - Blessed Caterina Volpicelli, Italian foundress of the Institute o...