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Martyrs

117 martyrs of Vietnam

Philip Kosloski

Vietnamese martyr on the road to becoming a saint

SUMARI

Patricia Navas González

Beatification of jeweler with 11 kids and shelter chaplain

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican on November 13, 2024.

Isabella H. de Carvalho

Non-Catholic Christians also have martyrs, Pope emphasizes

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Isabella H. de Carvalho

What does martyrdom look like across the world today?

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Philip Kosloski

Was St. Martin the first non-martyr saint in Europe?

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

The 3 laymen and blood brothers canonized Sunday

3 NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS

Alice Alech

3 North American saints who should not be forgotten

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I.Media

Who are the 14 Blesseds the Pope will canonize Sunday?

St. Noêl Chabanel

Alice Alech

St. Noêl Chabanel: North American martyr, silent hero

Pope Francis leads the ecumenical prayer vigil on October 11, 2024 in the Vatican.

Kathleen N. Hattrup

We express our shame at the scandal of division: Pope’s homily (Full text)

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J-P Mauro

Uganda plans Catholic-focused museum to honor martyrs

Saint Gabriel Lalemant

Alice Alech

St. Gabriel Lalemant: Bold, brilliant North American martyr

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Martyrs’ last 3 letters make us think about heaven, but also earthly things

SAINT LUDMILA

Philip Kosloski

Good King Wenceslaus learned to be good from his grandmother

St. Charles Garnier article image

Alice Alech

St. Charles Garnier: North American missionary and martyr

Valencia cathedral

Kathleen N. Hattrup

These martyrs were 1st Blesseds of new millennium

ANDREW KIM

J-P Mauro

Seoul Archdiocese engages the faithful for “Martyrs Month”

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Philip Kosloski

St. John the Baptist and being a martyr in daily life

A man holds a Democratic Republic of Congo flag as attendees gather ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis for the mass at the N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa

Philip Kosloski

3 Xaverian Missionaries were recently beatified in Africa

Blessed Nicholas Postgate - English Martyr

J-P Mauro

English Catholics gather in prayer for martyrs’ sainthood

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