Homily of Pope Francis at the Canonization Mass

Sunday, October 14, 2018

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Pope Francis asks: Do we follow Jesus as lovers, really prepared to leave behind something for him? Read the full text of the homily here.

LIVE Mass of Canonization on S+L TV

Friday, October 12, 2018

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Salt + Light TV presents a LIVE broadcast of the Canonization Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Oct. 14. Find out everything you need to know here.

Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Holy Mass and Rite of Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Sunday, September 4, 2016

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On Sunday, September 4, 2016, Pope Francis officially declared Blessed Mother Teresa a Saint! Read the full text of his Canonization Mass Homily below: “Who can learn the counsel of God?” (Wis 9:13). This question from the Book of Wisdom that we have just heard in the first reading suggests that our life is a […]

Petition for Canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Sunday, September 4, 2016

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Cardinal Angelo Amato, SDB, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, accompanied by the Postulator, Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC, approaches the Holy Father and asks him to procced with the Canonization of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Most Holy Father, Holy Mother Church beseeches Your Holiness to enroll Blessed Teresa of Calcutta among the Saints, […]

Pope Francis’ Homily at Mass of Canonization of Maria Elisabetta Hesselblad and Stanislaus Papczyński

Monday, June 6, 2016

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At 10:30 am on the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Pope Francis celebrated mass in St. Peter’s Square and presided over the rite of canonization of Blesseds Maria Elisabetta Hesselblad (1870-1957) and Stanislaus Papczyński (1631-1701). Below you will find the homily given by Pope Francis following the Gospel of the day. Also included are two brief […]

Canonization Mass of St. Joseph Vaz in Colombo – Homily of Pope Francis and Thanks of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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On Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Pope Francis presided over the Canonization Mass of St. Joseph Vaz, Apostole of Sri Lanka, in Colombo. Below you will find the Holy Father’s homily, along with a thank you address by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo. Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Canonization Mass of Saint Joseph Vaz […]

Pope Francis to Preside Mass of Canonization on Feast of Christ the King

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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On November 23, 2014, the Feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis will canonize six blesseds and inscribe them in the roll call of Saints. These blesseds consist of two Indians and four Italians, including one layman and one bishop. The blesseds who are to be canonized on Sunday are: Kuriakose Elias Chavara: A priest and the […]

Photo of the Day: St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s Canonization

Monday, October 22, 2012

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Sharon Smith, center, presents a relic of St. Marianne Cope, and Sister Kateri Mitchell, a member of the Mohawk nation, right, carries a relic of St. Kateri Tekakwitha during the canonization of seven new saints led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 21. Smith’s cure from a near fatal […]