Pope canonizes seven saints for the New Evangelization

October 21, 2012 By

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2012 / 09:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has canonized seven new saints and prayed that their intercession may “strengthen and sustain” the Church “in her mission to proclaim the Gospel to the whole wo…

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Oct. 23 marks feast of military chaplains’ patron St. John of Capistrano

October 21, 2012 By

Denver, Colo., Oct 21, 2012 / 08:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of Saint John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest whose life included a political career, extensive missionary journeys, efforts to reunite sepa…

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