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Sister Maria Laura Mainetti; murdered in a ritual act of satanism, will be Beatified.
They all (her killers) said she kept saying, “Lord, forgive them.” By Larry Peterson Teresina Elsa Mainetti was born in Colico, Italy, on August 20, 1939. She felt the calling to dedicate her life to helping others from when she was in grade school. Staying true to herself, she entered the novitiate of the Sisters…
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This Portuguese Jesuit was a poet, dramatist, and scholar. He also converted more than one million native Brazilians
Joseph de Anchieta is considered the Apostle of Brazil and the father of Brazilian Literature. Larry Peterson Joseph de Anchieta was born on March 19, 1534, in San Cristobal de La Laguna in a city called Tenerife which was in the Canary Islands. Joseph’s dad was a wealthy landowner who had escaped to Tenerife after…
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This Filipina nun’s legacy continues through the order of nuns she established
Mother Rosario Arroyo is much loved and often invoked. Some say her intercession has already brought miracles. By Larry Peterson Maria Beatrice Rosario Arroyo was born on February 17, 1884, in Molo, which is located in the Philippines. She was the only daughter born to Ignacio Arroyo and Dona Maria Podal; the Arroyos also had…
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A Journey to Sainthood…meet Venerable Giuseppe Ambrosili
By Larry Peterson The woman was only twenty years old and was dying of Septicemia (blood poisoning). It was October 25, 2008, and on that day, her baby had already been lost, and Lucia Lomokol, seemed destined to follow her child in death. All means known to the doctors to reverse Lucia’s condition had failed,…
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Rooted in the Incarnation of the Lord, the Confraternity de la Virgen de la Cinta has become a powerful weapon protecting the unborn
By Larry Peterson On April 12, 2019, Pope Francis welcomed a group to the Vatican known as the Archconfraternity of the Virgen de la Cinta (Ribbon). The group, led by Bishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Tortosa, Spain, was celebrating their founding 400 years earlier, during the 17th century. Honoring the Virgin of the Ribbon (the…
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Meet Augustine John Ukken and Antonietta Giugliano. They both now bear the title of Venerable, the second step on the journey to Sainthood.
By Larry Peterson On Friday, December 22, 2018, Pope Francis, based on the recommendations from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, validated nine men and three women as people of “Heroic Virtue.” These people are now worthy of the title of Venerable. Among them are Augustine John Ukken, from India, and Antonietta Giugliano, from…
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Brother Fix-It gave his life in Guatemala: Another American Martyr to be Beatified
By Larry Peterson They called him Brother “Fix-it” and his religious name was Brother Leo. He loved the poor and joined the order of the De La Salle Christian Brothers so that he could mentor, help, comfort, teach, and protect the poorest of God’s children. In 1982, while serving the downtrodden in Guatemala, he was…
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Servant of God; Father Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (Kathanar)
By Larry Peterson On April 14, 2018, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He presented the cardinal with the names of eight Catholics who have attained the designation of Servants of God. This designation is awarded to those who have attained the first pedestal on…
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