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Unknown sermons by St Augustine found in manuscript
Two previously unknown sermons by St Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s greatest theologians. Source: OSV News.
‘Saint in sneakers’ relic tour draws thousands in Australia
From worshippers in city parishes to those from remote Indigenous communities, tens of thousands of Catholics around Australia are participating in four months of religious ceremonies dating back to the ancient catacombs of Rome, where the faithful venerated the relics of early martyrs and popes. Source: The Australian.
Saint’s first feast day a reminder to stay faithful to the Gospel
The feast day of St Peter To Rot was celebrated on the Gold Coast, nine months after Papua New Guinea’s first saint was canonised. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Bishop to open canonisation cause for Nobel laureate
Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, has announced that he will open a canonisation cause for Sigrid Undset, setting one of Scandinaviaʼs most celebrated literary figures on the path toward possible sainthood. Source: EWTN News.
Faithful and saints come together on Fourth of July
A small churchyard amid Wisconsin farmland became the site of a big “family gathering” over the Fourth of July weekend when the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion hosted a celebration of Catholic Saints of America. Source: OSV News.
Vietnam’s first beatification ceremony attracts 70,000 people
About 70,000 Vietnamese people, including Catholics and people from other faiths, witnessed the beatification ceremony for Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a Catholic priest martyred for his faith 80 years ago. Source: UCA News.
Relics of St Carlo Acutis begin three-month tour of Australia
Thousands of faithful Sydneysiders visited St Mary’s Cathedral to welcome the relics of St Carlo Acutis at the start of their three-month tour of Australia. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
More than 70,000 to join martyred priest’s beatification
The Church in Vietnam is preparing to host more than 70,000 people expected to join the beatification ceremony of Fr Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, who was martyred for faith in 1946. Source: UCA News.
WA diocese building case for canonisation of architect-priest
The life of an “ordinary bloke”-turned-renowned architect and Catholic priest is being examined to decide if he will be named Western Australia’s first saint. Source: ABC News.