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Martyrdom causes of 5 Iraqis to be presented to Vatican in early September
- Vatican
- Aug 27, 2019
Five Iraqis killed by Islamic militants will have their causes presented to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints in early September.
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‘Argentina’s Romero,’ three more casualties of ‘Dirty War’ to be beatified
- Church in the Americas
- Apr 27, 2019
Known locally as the Martires Riojanos, the four martyrs of Argentina’s “Dirty War” are Bishop Enrique Angelelli, Fathers Carlos de Dios Murias and Gabriel Longueville, and layman Wenceslao Pedernera.
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Argentine martyrs’ road to beatification recalls period of military rule
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Apr 9, 2019
Bishop Enrique Angelelli Carletti, two priests — Conventual Franciscan Father Gabriel Longueville and Father Carlos de Dios Murias — and Wenceslao Pedernera, a pastoral worker, will be beatified on April 27. They are the Martyrs of La Rioja, victims of Argentina’s military regime in the 1970s.
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Ahead of Romania trip, Pope recognizes seven martyrs under communism
- Church in Europe
- Mar 21, 2019
Ahead of his May 31-June 2 trip to Romania, Pope Francis on March 19 officially recognized seven Romanian Greek Catholic bishops killed under the country’s communist regime as martyrs.
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Diocese concludes inquiry of French priest’s martyrdom
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Mar 11, 2019
The Archdiocese of Rouen concluded its sainthood inquiry into the life and death of a French priest who was killed while celebrating Mass.
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Pope celebrates memory of seminarians martyred in Spanish Civil War
- Vatican
- Mar 10, 2019
Pope Francis marked the memory of nine seminarians who were martyred during the Spanish Civil War in 1934-37.
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