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Papal step advances sainthood cause for Mary Glowrey
The cause for sainthood for Australian-born doctor and missionary in India Mary Glowrey has advanced after Pope Leo XIV recognised her “heroic virtues” on Friday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Everything’s rosy in Pope’s Garden
A garden created to commemorate the visit of St John Paul II to Blacktown in Western Sydney has been given a new lease on life by Blacktown City Council’s Greenspace team. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Sainthood cause for ‘Little Mother’ takes big step
The cause of the Servant of God Eileen O’Connor, the “Little Mother”, has taken another step forward. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope declares St John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church
Pope Leo XIV formally declared Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church on Saturday, giving him one of Catholicism’s most prestigious titles and touting him as an example of intellectual sanctity. Source: Crux.
Notre Dame lecturer helped make case for St John Henry Newman
University of Notre Dame Australia’s theology lecturer Shaun Blanchard was one of 20 scholars from around the world invited to write in support of St John Henry Newman being made a Doctor of the Church.
Newman to be named patron saint of Catholic education
Pope Leo XIV will name St John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education in a document to be published next week for the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education. Source: CNA.
Artist sought to convey new saint’s ‘bright inner light’
The Spanish artist who painted the official portrait of St Peter To Rot that was hung on the façade of St Peter’s Basilica says the work is the culmination of a life dedicated to reflecting the light of faith in art. Source: CNA.
Pope canonises seven new saints, including first from PNG
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints yesterday before an estimated 70,000 people in St Peter’s Square, including the first saint from Papua New Guinea, St Peter To Rot. Source: CNA.
Assisi to display body of St Francis in 2026
For the first time in eight centuries, the body of St Francis of Assisi will be visible to pilgrims and visitors. Source: Aleteia.