Thousands of pilgrims from the new saints' home countries -- Italy, El Salvador, Spain and Germany -- were joined by tens of thousands of others Oct. 14 in St. Peter's Square to celebrate the universal recognition of the holiness of men and women they already knew were saints. The new saints are....

The Blessings of Jesus the Savior to you all! Our convocation was spiritually rich and meaningful. Thank you for your prayers! Like I mentioned at the beginning of this year, our goal this year, among other things, will focus more on “Ministry” and “Faith Formation.” In the priest’s convocation we just concluded, the Archbishop deeply emphasized the need for us to evangelize with concrete pastoral planning that deeply promotes the unity of the Church (Communion Ecclesiology). This unity of faith and morals in our evangelization defines us as truly Catholic. For our own Star of the Sea parish pastoral council, .....