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The move, linked to the upcoming 2025 Jubilee year, follows a similar initiative by the late Pope John Paul II for the 2000 Jubilee

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed 'the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory' in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into the third millennium. Martyrs 'have proclaimed the Gospel by giving their lives for love,' reflecting Christ's words on the cross, 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,' the pope wrote in his 19

De Lubac is considered by many to be one of the most important theologians of the 20th century. He encouraged a return to the writings of the Church Fathers i...

Teresa. it's really just a question of time. you know, vatican officials often say that, you know, they don't set the pace of sainthood causes, god does, because it's a question of how long it takes for that second miracle to sort of work its way through the system. but no, i don't think anybody has any serious doubt that that's how it's going to end. i think one other, sort of the missing pope in all of this -- i mean, one other candidate we might be looking for would, of course, be pope paul vi, the second pope of the second vatican council, or for that mult matter, another contemporary pope...