Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary as Pope on March 13, 2023. As we celebrate this anniversary, let us contemplate his legacy by remembering the saints he canonized. Pope Francis has canonized 911 saints thus far. Here’s some of them: 1) Martyrs of Otranto Of the 911 saints,...
Pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood! According to a new Vatican report, the number of religious vocations to the priesthood dropped below 110,000 worldwide for the first time since 1999. The Vatican statistics also reported that while there was a worldwide increase in Catholics, religious vocations...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest on Jan. 5 at the Vatican. The late pope passed away on Dec. 31, 2022 at 9:34 a.m. Rome time. Pope Francis presided over his funeral Mass on Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. CET in St. Peter’s...
Rest in peace, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. 🙏 Former Disney Channel actor David Henrie honored Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in recent social media posts. In two Jan. 1 Instagram stories, the openly Catholic actor published a photo of himself with the former pope. He also shared a framed Benedict XVI quote....
The Vatican released images of Pope Emeritus Benedict IXV’s body following his death on Dec. 31. The Holy See captured and released the images on Jan. 1. His mortal remains now lie in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery chapel, the residence of the former pope as of his 2013 resignation....
On Aug. 29, 2006, a little more than a year into his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI wrote his final spiritual testament. Each Pope writes a final spiritual testament to be released only after death. The Vatican released this testament to the public shortly after the Pope Emeritus’ death on Dec....
