by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2011 | Church
“Dear Brothers and Sisters, Six years ago we gathered in this Square to celebrate the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Our grief at his loss was deep, but even greater was our sense of an immense grace which embraced Rome and the whole world: a grace which was in... by John Freund, CM | Apr 15, 2011 | Church
On 1 May 2011, John Paul II will be beatified in Rome! John Paul II served as Pope from 1978 until his death in 2005. He visited more nations and gave audiences to more pilgrims than any previous Pope, and will forever be remembered for his courageous efforts to build... by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
May 27, 1900 St. Francis Regis Clet, CM was beatified by Pope Leo XIII 1900. May 28, 1933 marks the beatification of St. Catherine Labouré by Pope Pius XI. by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
President Raul Castro attended Saturday the beatification of a Catholic monk in Cuba, the first ceremony of its kind on the Caribbean island. Born in Havana on Feb. 12, 1820 Jose Olallo Valdes was left at the entrance to the Casa Cuna San Jose orphanage and educated...