Cardinal calls for beatification, canonization of WWII heroine and nurse from Malaysia — By: Catholic News Agency

Malaysia’s Cardinal Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang, has called for the beatification and canonization of Sybil Kathigasu, a heroine and lay martyr who protected information and housed and nursed local members of the anti-Japanese resistance. Her former clinic and house, now abandoned, still stands in the village of Papan in Lahat, Malaysia. / Credit: Antonio…

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Novena for peace in the Near East announced for Christians, innocents in region — By: Catholic News Agency

An emergency novena will take place between July 16-24, including the feast days of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Charbel Makhlouf. / Credit: The Philos Project Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). In response to heightened tensions and violence plaguing the Middle Eastern region, the Philos Project and SpiritualDirection.com…

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CUA to establish Hispanic ministry chair in honor of Cardinal Seán O’Malley  — By: Catholic News Agency

Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University, of America and Cardinal Sean O’Malley. / Credit: The Catholic University of America CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). The president of The Catholic University of America (CUA), Peter Kilpatrick, announced the creation of an endowed chair in honor of Cardinal Seán O’Malley, archbishop…

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