Argentine Nun Remembered for Her Smile Considered for Sainthood
Sister Cecilia María of the Holy Face, a Carmelite nun from the province of Neuquén, died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 43.
Sister Cecilia María of the Holy Face, a Carmelite nun from the province of Neuquén, died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 43.
Argentina got its first woman saint last weekend — a lay woman who was a Jesuit missionary. The canonization of Mama Antula brought together Pope Francis and the country’s new president, Javier Milei. Catholic News Agency’s editor-in-chief Ken Oliver brings us the story. Then we turn to National Marriage Week. Although the marriage rate is 60% of what it was in the 1950s, studies show people who are married are happier than those who don’t marry. How do we build strong and happy marriages? Witness to Love founders Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret join us with their insights.
Milei was also received Feb. 12 in a private papal audience.
Milei added a personal touch by gifting the Pope dulce de leche and lemon biscuits from his native Argentina.
Pope Francis will preside over the Mass of canonization in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, Feb. 11.
‘I am the grandson of Europeans, and the culture that I have assumed is European, but the spirit of the revolution has devastated Christian culture.’
Javier Milei extended the invitation in a Jan. 8 letter.
COMMENTARY: There are many reasons, but his visiting Argentina would offer the Holy Father a chance to articulate a positive vision for Argentina’s political and economic future.
Pope Francis sends 11-year-old an apostolic blessing and a gift from Rome.
The sacramental, blessed by the Holy Father, was sent to Javier Milei and Vice President-elect Victoria Villarruel.
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