Eucharistic procession with Father Mike Schmitz in NYC
A Eucharistic procession brought hundreds to gather in the streets of New York City in October as the Body of Christ was raised above the streets of Manhattan. Father Mike Schmitz, a priest of the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, and a popular Catholic speaker and podcaster, celebrated Mass before the start of the procession at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and joined dozens of other priests in the solemn procession immediately following the Mass.
Possible Eucharistic miracle at Connecticut church
A local Connecticut television station reported that the Archdiocese of Hartford is investigating a possible Eucharistic miracle in which a Eucharistic minister saw more hosts appear in the ciborium after almost running out during a Mass at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Thomaston.
Maui fire
This year saw one of the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. hit Maui, Hawaii. More than 90 people were killed and towns were left destroyed by the fast-moving flames. However, a sign of hope appeared when Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina was spared from destruction. Monsignor Terrence Watanabe called it “a miracle.”
‘Sound of Freedom’
A movie starring Catholic actor Jim Caviezel and made by Catholic filmmakers Eduardo Verastegui and Alejandro Monteverde took the entertainment industry by storm.
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“Sound of Freedom,” which tells the true story of Homeland Security Agent Tim Ballard and his work saving children from human trafficking, made history at the box office and beat out several other expected summer hits.
Sister Lucia’s sainthood advances
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest child to witness the Fatima apparitions. In a decree signed on June 22, the pope recognized Lucia’s heroic virtue and declared her “venerable.” The Church will now need to approve a miracle attributed to her intercession before she can be beatified.
Sister Andre dies at 118
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun who was the oldest person in the world at the time, passed away at the age of 118 on Jan. 17. Born Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904, in Alés, France, she converted from Protestantism to Catholicism when she was 19. At the age of 40 she joined the Daughters of Charity — founded by St. Vincent de Paul — in 1944.
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