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President Joe Biden reportedly received Communion during Mass, Saturday evening, in Rome. Biden met with Pope Francis on Friday. After the meeting, the president said the pope told him to continue receiving Communion, despite his views on abortion. The Vatican has not released any official details of Biden’s visit with the Pope. Biden is in Rome for the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit.
Four martyrs of the Spanish Civil War were beatified over the weekend. All of the martyrs were priests with the Fraternity of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints presided over the beatification, in Catalonia. An estimated half million people died in Spain’s civil war, from 1936 to 1939. More than 2,000 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War have been beatified, and 11 have been canonized. The causes of 2,000 candidates are under consideration.
True happiness is found in following Jesus Christ, not in being young, wealthy or successful. Those were the words of Pope Francis today, in a special Angelus address for All Saints’ Day. The pope said the path to sainthood is illustrated in the Beatitudes. He said the poor in spirit find true happiness, because they live in the certainty of God’s loving gaze.
Today is the Solemnity of All Saints.