Martyrs
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Catholic News - Pope
Another 4,000 20th-century martyrs in Spain will be beatified in coming years, expert says
A painting depicts 10 members of the Order of the Immaculate Conception who were martyred in Spain in 1936. /…
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Remembering the missionary martyrs of Papua New Guinea
Two children, one of them holding a statue of Blessed Peter To Rot, await the visit of Pope Francis at…
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Eucharist
Gloria Purvis Shares Personal Eucharistic Journey and Call for Unity
At the recently concluded 10th National Eucharistic Congress in the United States, Gloria Purvis delivered a heartfelt and inspiring speech,…
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Uganda Martyrs Day: President urges Christians to lead by example in fostering peace
Believers gather at the Namugongo Shrine in Uganda for this year’s Martyrs’ Day Pilgrimage on June 3, 2024, where the…
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Catholic News - General
Kenyan pilgrims begin more than 200-mile walk to mark Ugandan Martyrs Day
Pilgrims on their way to Ugandan Martyrs' Day on May 21, 2024. / Credit: St. Joseph's Cathedral of Kakamega Diocese…
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Joy in Syria: Pope Francis gives ‘green light’ for canonization of ‘Martyrs of Damascus’
A moment of prayer during the procession through the narrow streets of the Christian quarter of Bab-Touma (St. Paul) in…
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More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs
The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left)…
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German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs
German martyrs who gave their lives in the service of the Gospel in Africa. Clockwise from top left to bottom…
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Catholic News - Pope
Vatican puts 35 Catholic ‘martyrs of Kandhamal’ in India on road to sainthood
Photos of martyred Christians at a public event in Bhubaneswar in 2010. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Oct 26,…
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20 martyrs of persecution during Spanish Civil War to be beatified
The archbishop of Seville, Spain, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, and his auxiliary, Bishop Teodoro León Muñoz, at a press conference…
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