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Thousands pray before exposed relics of St Francis
Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St Francis in his basilica in Assisi, Italy. Source: National Catholic Register.
US archbishop to be beatified after six-year pause
United States archbishop and evangelist Venerable Fulton Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced yesterday. Source: OSV News.
UK university student being considered for canonisation
A young man from Manchester, England, who “committed himself totally to God” could one day be included among the ranks of St Carlo Acutis and St Pier Giorgio Frassati as calls continue for him to be named a saint. Source: EWTN News.
Pope adds St John Henry Newman feast day to universal calendar
Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St John Henry Newman to the General Roman Calendar so that “his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on 9 October”. Source: OSV News.
Hundreds of thousands register to venerate St Francis relics
About 350,000 people have registered to venerate the relics of St Francis of Assisi — the first public display of the bodily remains of the beloved saint. Source: EWTN News.
Statue of ‘God’s Influencer’ unveiled in Myanmar
A Catholic diocese in northern Myanmar has inaugurated the country’s first statue of St Carlo Acutis, offering a sign of hope to young people amid ongoing conflict and uncertainty. Source: UCA News.
Pope proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. Source: CNA.
Papua New Guinea Catholics celebrate nation’s first saint
Papua New Guinea’s Cardinal John Ribat has hailed St Peter To Rot, the island nation’s first and only indigenous saint, as a witness to the country’s turbulent past and a sign of holiness for the present. Source: UCA News.
Calls to view the world through a ‘Newman lens’
The head of the English archdiocese where St John Henry Newman lived and worked has joined in appeals for the saint’s teachings to be used more imaginatively in education and evangelisation. Source: OSV News.