Pope Francis paves the way for the canonization of new saints with zeal for mission work — By: Catholic News Agency

Elena Guerra, Marie-Léonie Paradis, and Giuseppe Allamano are among the Blesseds whom Pope Francis paved the way for canonization in a decree on May 23, 2024.  / Credit: Oblates of the Holy Spirit; centremarie-leonieparadis.com; and Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, May 24, 2024 / 09:41 am (CNA). Pope Francis has authorized…

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Blood-Sucking Vampire or National Hero? A Defense of Vlad “Dracula” The Impaler — By: OnePeterFive

Above: portrait of Vlad III (c. 1560). Irish author Bram Stoker has invented one of the greatest yarns of horror while incorporating love and adventure in his captivating novel, Dracula. The Celtic peoples are generally known for their inventions of the weird and awful as well as the fairy people and leprechauns. Stoker has incorporated…

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Traditional Youth Movement Juventutem Turns Twenty — By: Crisis Magazine

Juventutem is an international lay movement fostering the sanctification of young people through the Roman traditions of the Church. Loyal to the Church hierarchy, Juventutem has received endorsements by eminent Catholic prelates in Rome, including several heads of dicasteries, such as Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Cardinal William Levada, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal George Pell… Source…

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