Ryan Chaba, 27/04 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis Carlo Acutis Vatican canonization
The canonization of young Carlo Acutis, initially scheduled for today in Rome, has been suspended following the death of Pope Francis. While the process itself remains unchanged, the event has been postponed sine die. This decision has saddened thousands of faithful, especially young people, for whom “God’s geek” represents a modern figure ...
Fady Noun, 2024-10-26 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Middle East christians druze canonization
For some Lebanese Christians, the 1860 massacres remain an open wound — a persistent thorn in their collective memory. The painful recollection of this brutality resurfaced during the canonization of the Massabki brothers, who were martyred in Damascus on the night of July 9-10, 1860. How did it come to pass that over 20,000 Christians — half ...
Fady Noun, 2024-10-20 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Bechara Rai Damascus Pope Francis Church canonization Maronite
Today, October 20, the universal Church has been graced with the addition of 14 new figures of holiness, including eleven martyrs: eight Franciscan religious and three Maronite laymen, the brothers Francis, Abdel Mohti, and Raphael Massabki. All were brutally killed in Damascus during the night of July 9 to 10, 1860, for their refusal to ...