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This weekend, Pope Francis will preside over the canonizations of ten people, the first canonizations to be held in more than two years. Among them are some relatively well-known figures, like Charles de Foucauld, Titus Brandsma, and Devasahayam Pillai. Also being canonized are four Catholic female leaders, all of whom founded religious orders which have grown worldwide and made a lasting impact on the Church. All ten of the holy men and women will be officially recognized as saints by the Catholic Church on May 15.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251190/who-are-the-4-women-being-canonized-as-saints-this-weekend
More criminal acts targeting Catholic churches and pro-life advocates were reported Monday, after a Mother’s Day weekend marked by unrest in multiple locations in the US, tied to anger over a possible Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade.
In another incident, a Catholic church in northern Colorado known for its active pro-life ministry was vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti over the weekend.
The offices of Oregon Right to Life in Keizer, Oregon, were set on fire late Sunday night, the organization announced Monday. The fire was small and as the office was vacant at the time, no one was hurt.
The pastor a Catholic church in Katy, Texas, reported on May 9 that the tabernacle had been stolen from the church overnight, though it was not immediately clear if the theft was related to the pro-abortion protests.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251185/tabernacle-stolen-catholic-church-defaced-pregnancy-clinic-vandalized
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Damien of Molokai, a Belgian priest who sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual father to the victims of leprosy quarantined on a Hawaiian island.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-damien-of-molokai-456