‘Surfer Angel’ Guido Schaffer Considered For Sainthood
The world could one day get a patron saint of surfing now that the Vatican is considering a Brazilian man known as the “Surfer Angel” for sainthood. Guido Schäffer, a…
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Brazil’s ‘Surfer Angel’ To Be Considered For Sainthood
RIO DE JANEIRO—Praying for waves? Have faith: the Catholic Church is considering a surfer for sainthood. – Read the whole story at The Wall Street Journal
Pope should make these four women saints
Romero was assassinated in 1980 by a right-wing death squad after preaching against the government’s oppression and human rights violationswhat Catholics call “the preferential option for the poor.” To me,…
Here’s Why Oscar Romero Became A Martyr And Why His Work Still Isn’t Done
Pope Francis decreed on Tuesday that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero died as a martyr, opening a path toward his beatification, which is the last step before sainthood. For many people…