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Vatican adds seven invocations to Litany of St. Joseph

On: May 4, 2021

Vatican City: The Vatican’s divine worship office announced May 1 the addition of seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph. The seven invocations, in Latin, are Custos Redemptoris, Serve Christi, Minister salutis, Fulcimen in difficultatibus, Patrone exsulum, Patrone afflictorum, and Patrone pauperum. The Congregation for Divine Worship andContinue Reading

Pope Francis canonizes 14th-century blind lay Dominican

By: Matters India

On: April 24, 2021

In: National

Denver: Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint April 24 using a process known as “equipollent” canonization. The Holy See press office said April 24 that the pope had authorized the extension of the liturgical cult of Blessed Margaret of Castello to the universal Church duringContinue Reading