Topic: beatification
Cardinal to beatify Juan de Palafox, priest and statesman
Posted on 05 June 2011.Palafox overcame a troubled childhood to become viceroy of Mexico
John Paul II is blessed!
Posted on 01 May 2011.Pope Benedict XVI has beatified the late Pope John Paul II in Rome today
‘Beatification is about holiness, not a reward for being a good pope’
Posted on 30 April 2011.The full text of our interview with Archbishop Vincent Nichols ahead of the beatification of Pope John Paul II
Largest ever picture of John Paul II is hung in St Peter’s Square
Posted on 29 April 2011.The giant image is unveiled days before beatification ceremony
Forget that Romero is being hijacked by liberals. He was a holy man and a true martyr
Posted on 24 March 2011.Barack Obama visited the grave of Oscar Romero today. That worries me
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/11
Posted on 07 February 2011.A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Prayer vigil to be held in Circus Maximus on eve of John Paul II beatification
Posted on 27 January 2011.Rome is already making preparations to welcome around two million pilgrims
Pope John Paul was a great pope – but that doesn’t mean he never made mistakes
Posted on 20 January 2011.His beatification is a declaration of his holiness, not his achievements
The beatification of Pope John Paul has surprised no one: but it is a great day for the Church
Posted on 17 January 2011.By the time of his death, his greatness had become universally perceived
Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/01/11
Posted on 17 January 2011.A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Comment & Blogs
Today's Catholic must-reads: 08/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Dickens is disappointingly thin - give me AN Wilson anytime
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
If a woman is a priest, she can also be a bishop: if she’s not, she can’t. Either way, there is now only one way out for Catholic Anglicans: it’s over the Tiber
By William Oddie
More than any monarch, Queen Elizabeth II understands the spiritual element of her coronation oath
By Francis Phillips
Despite reports of violence, I feel totally safe walking around Mexico
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Is the ‘anthropogenic global warming’ consensus on the point of collapse? If so, this is just the right time for Chris Huhne to leave the Government
By William Oddie
Smacking laws are unworkable products of Left-wing middle class diktat
By Francis Phillips