The First Mexican-Born Martyr: A Castaway Friar Who Was Crucified in Japan
Felipe of Jesus was beatified, along with his companions in martyrdom, on Sept. 14, 1627, and canonized on June 8, 1862.
Results from Tag: 'catholic martyrs'
Pope Francis Calls for Applause for 20 Martyrs of Spanish Civil War Beatified in Seville
At Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis honored the priests, seminarian and laypeople who were murdered out of hatred for the faith.
20 Martyrs of Persecution During Spanish Civil War to Be Beatified
The martyrs to be beatified in the Seville cathedral on Nov. 18 include 10 priests, one seminarian and nine laypeople. All of them were killed out of hatred for the faith in 1936.
The Vatican Says a Newborn Martyr Had a ‘Baptism of Blood’: What Does That Mean?
Why is the Ulma baby, who was unbaptized, also considered a martyr?
Five French Priests Martyred in Anti-Catholic Uprising of 1871 Beatified in Paris
The five priests beatified Saturday were declared martyrs by Pope Francis last November.
Another 140 Spanish Laymen, Priests Martyred for Their Faith Considered for Beatification
The diocesan phase of the processes for those murdered during the religious persecution of the 1930s has concluded. Among the candidates is the priest who hid the body of St. Isidore so that it would not be desecrated.
A Married Couple With 7 Children Will Be Beatified by the Catholic Church for Martyrdom by Nazis
Pope Francis has signed a decree on the martyrdom of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, who were executed along with all their children in 1944 for hiding a Jewish family in their home in Poland.
St. Charles de Foucauld’s Spiritual Journey: ‘To Go Beyond’
Book Review: New biography offers insights into new saint.
Defender of Truth: The Courage of Blessed Titus Brandsma
The first major biography was just published in English by Carmelite Media.
Remembering the Catholic Martyrs of the Commune of Paris
On the 150th anniversary of the Commune of Paris, a revolutionary and anticlerical government that took control of the French capital for 72 days, the Church is seeking to honor the memory of the clergymen arrested and killed in hatred of the faith during ‘Bloody Week.’
