An Italian association dedicated to keeping alive the memory of victims of mafia violence have donated oil produced at the site where two judges were killed to several Italian dioceses for the annual Holy Thursday Chrism Mass.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis has moved six candidates for sainthood closer to canonization.
In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian religious sister and the heroic virtues of five others: two laywomen, two priests and a religious woman.
The process for being proclaimed a saint includes a study of the candidate s life and writings to d