Pope Francis recognized Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi as a martyr late last year, setting him on the path to beatification.
By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27, the pope cleared the way for their beatification ...
By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27 ... 17, 1597, after Father de Corpa told a young ...
He radiated a luminous and sacred presence that recalled the first Christian martyrs,” the pastor related ... communion” that the legacy of the young Pakistani represents.
On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing 44 and wounding 126. Undoubtedly, the volunteer “martyrs” thought they were on a mission so ...
In fact, the Catholic Church recognizes several saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom became Christian martyrs ... II outlawed the rite for young men he preferred to become soldiers.
In the conflict-battered Goma, where years of war have increased desperation and corruption, Kositi’s designation as a martyr has eased ... as people, as young people in the province of North ...
He promoted the Christian life in his village ... An account testifies to the character of this young student: "...he was modest and there was not the slightest vanity in him, neither with ...