On the 26th anniversary of the heroic fall of the martyrs of the villages of Kasicë and Saradran, tributes were held today to honor their memory and sacrifice for the freedom of the country. The Mayor ...

Pope Francis has canonised 911 saints in 68 causes, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group. On May 12, 2013, Pope Francis announced the canonisation of Antonio Primaldo and his ...

Senior political leaders bearing the ‘martyrs’ memorial torch marched towards ‘Thozhar’ P. Ramamoorthy memorial stage to hand over them to the cadre. The event which remembered the ...

A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus and to, in prayer, walk ...

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has published the first gazette listing the “martyrs” of the July 2024 uprising which changed the course of Bangladesh’s history. A total of 834 names ...

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BLESSED Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. VATICAN—Pope Francis has declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne—who were executed during the ...

A stained-glass window depicting the martyrs of Compiègne, France, is seen in Saint-Honoré d'Eylau Church in Paris, in this Sept. 12, 2010 file photo. (CNS photo/G. Freihalter/WikiCommons) Pope ...

Known as the 11 Martyrs of Damascus, they were murdered in hatred of the faith at St. Paul Monastery during the Muslim Ottoman persecution of Christians, which spread over Lebanon and Syria. Bishop ...

Martyrs of Damascus canonization a 'sign of hope for Christians' Ahead of the canonization of the Martyrs of Damascus at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on October 20, Fr. Luke Gregory of the Custody ...

Pope Francis created a new group of saints on Sunday, canonising 14 individuals including the “martyrs of Damascus”, killed in Syria during the Ottoman Empire and symbols of Christian persecution.

The 325 First Council of Nicaea and the 451 Council of Chalcedon both decreed such transfers as illegal. Canon 15 of Nicaea declared, "neither bishops nor presbyters [priests] nor deacons shall ...