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From Hinduism to Catholicism: How Blessed Carlo Acutis inspired a man to convert
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 27, 2024 / 07:00 am On May 23, Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint. The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great …
Jordan Peterson discusses wife’s ‘miraculous’ recovery from cancer and her embrace of Catholicism
By Kate Quiñones Denver Newsroom, Feb 28, 2024 / 17:30 pm In an interview with EWTN News, renowned psychologist and author Jordan Peterson shared his perspective on his wife’s “miraculous” recovery from cancer and his view of her embrace of the Catholic faith. Peterson recounted that upon learning of his wife Tammy’s diagnosis, …
Did St. Francis really tame a savage wolf? A look at the legend
By Jonah McKeown, Kate Olivera CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 04:00 am In the Italian town of Gubbio, some 130 miles north of Rome, sits the church of San Francisco della Pace — the Church of St. Francis “of the Peace.” The church is large and old, and its white stone exterior is …
‘Miracle’ at Catholic school leads cancer survivor to launch pediatric charity foundation
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2023 / 05:00 am Few young people can claim to have distinctly felt the healing touch of God or to have survived major bouts of serious cancer. Fewer still can say they’ve launched a foundation meant to help other young cancer survivors as …
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2023 / 16:00 pm “I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said she miraculously recovered her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This possible miracle …
Sister Wilhelmina’s body placed in glass case after solemn rosary procession
By Joe Bukuras Gower, Missouri, May 29, 2023 / 20:02 pm The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, an African American nun whose surprisingly intact remains have created a sensation at a remote Missouri abbey, was placed inside a glass display case Monday after a solemn procession led by members of the …
Pope Francis approves miracle to pave way to beatification of Elisabetta Martinez
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Feb 23, 2023 / 14:00 pm Today Pope Francis approved a miracle to advance the cause of canonization of Venerable Servant of God Elisabetta Martinez, an Italian nun and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Santa Maria di Leuca. The miracle involved the healing …
‘Miracle’ caught on video: Priest escapes unharmed when SUV hurdles his car
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2022 / 14:10 pm Eighty-seven-year-old Father John Bok was a physics teacher earlier in his life, but he just can’t wrap his head around the physics of how another car hurdled his own on his way to celebrate Sunday Mass in October. …
Meet Michael McGivney Schachle, the miracle baby who helped make his namesake a Blessed
by Joe Bukuras Nashville, Tenn., Aug 7, 2022 / 04:00 am Seated in a small black wagon pulled by his father, 7-year-old Michael McGivney Schachle happily rolled along the hallways of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville last week, innocently unaware that people were staring at him …
Mom says son’s impromptu encounter with Pope Francis led to ‘miracle’
by CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jan 8, 2022 / 04:00 am It was one of the viral Vatican moments of 2021: a boy in a black tracksuit, spectacles, and a face mask spontaneously walking up to greet Pope Francis in the middle of a general audience. But there was more …