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September 28, 2018

St. Padre Pio’s story still touching lives as thousands in Toronto venerate his relics

Thousands came to St. Philip Neri Parish in Toronto Sept. 18-19 to venerate the relics of tSt. Padre Pio. The saint, pictured above, bore the pain of the stigmata for 50 years.

Fr. Louis Mousseau was a 21-year-old seminarian with the Capuchin Friars when he met 81-year-old St. Padre Pio in 1968, just three months before the death of the legendary priest. 

Published in Canada
March 30, 2018

Youth have a mission to rescue human love, papal preacher says

Capuchin Franciscan Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household, gives the homily during the Good Friday service led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 2017.
VATICAN – Papal preacher Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa dedicated his Good Friday homily to young people, comparing them to the apostle John and urging them to have the courage to go in the opposite direction of the selfishness of the world, running instead toward the sacrificial love of Jesus on the cross.
Published in Faith
November 20, 2017

Blessed Solanus focused on the marginalized and the hopeless, says Cardinal

Paula Medina Zarate is escorted by two Franciscans as she attends the beatification Mass of Blessed Solanus Casey Nov. 18 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Panamanian woman's miraculous healing from a skin disease was the miracle needed to advance the Capuchin Franciscan friar's cause to beatification.
DETROIT – Blessed Solanus Casey always said that "as long as there is a spark of faith," there can be no discouragement or sorrow, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, head of the Vatican's Congregation for Saints' Causes.
Published in International