The Catholic Church has three new saints. Pope Francis approved their equivalent canonizations on Thursday. The Pope issued the decree after meeting with Card. Angelo Amato, the prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

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Pope Francis recently told a group of Spanish bishops that he would canonize three saints by equivalent canonization on April 2, according to a report on a Spanish diocesan website.

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflected on St. Joseph, whose feast day is today. The Holy Father dedicated his catechesis to St. Joseph’s role as guardian of the Holy Family, a role that is an example to both fathers and educators.

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At Mass today, the purple is exchanged for white. We are celebrating a great Solemnity, the Feast Day of St. Joseph. God chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus... and he can also be a special patron and protector for you. Watch this video reflection, as we place the protection of our families into the hands of St. Joseph.

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The month of March marks 100 years since the birth of Álvaro del Portillo. The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross organized a conference to reflect on the life and works of the late prelate. For nearly 40 years, he worked alongside the founder of Opus Dei, St. Josemaría Escrivá, eventually succeeding him.

Did you know that St. Patrick was a victim of hijacking? During his captivity, he turned to God in prayer. As we celebrate the feast day of St. Patrick today, let us ask his intercession for the rescue and safety of those missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. St. Patrick, pray for them.

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The Bishop of Peoria has rejoiced at a Vatican medical panel’s unanimous approval of a reported miracle attributed to the famous television personality and evangelist, Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

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If St Paul wrote a letter to the young people of Australia today, what message might he like to impart and how would he make the gospel relevant to us now? We asked noted theologian and Pauline scholar Rev Dr Chris Monaghan CP, president of YTU, a college of the University of Divinity, based in Melbourne, to play the role of Paul. Here's that letter.

A panel of theologians has approved a miracle through the intercession of Pope Paul VI, according to Vatican journalist Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa. The theologians examined the miracle for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, after a group of physicians had earlier attested that the incident—the healing of a California child who was expected to be born with severe brain damage—was medically inexplicable. The child, born in the 1990s, is now a healthy adolescent.

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