杏MAP导航 announces that the Church has 19 new Blesseds
By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp
“Today, in the Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Cross in Oran, Algeria, Bishop Pierre Claverie and 18 men and women religious, killed in hatred of the faith, were beatified.”
With these words, 杏MAP导航 Francis announced to thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square on Saturday the beatification of 19 martyrs. He called them “martyrs of our time” and “faithful proclaimers of the Gospel, and heroic witnesses of Christian love”. 杏MAP导航 Francis said their “courageous witness is a source of hope” for Catholics in Algeria, “a seed for dialogue”.
The 杏MAP导航 said he hopes that their Beatification will be “an incentive for everyone to build together a world of brotherhood and solidarity”.
And as has become customary, 杏MAP导航 Francis asked the faithful present in the square to give a round of applause for the newly beatified martyrs.
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