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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an abandoned village. Its orange eyes scanned its surroundings, but it wasn’t ...
La Croix International8d
Pope clears path for canonization of first Papuan saint
Blessed Peter To Rot was a layman from present-day Papua New Guinea, a second-generation and married catechist martyred for ...
Preacher Who Died in Jail Made Saint by Pope Francis 8 Days After Leaving Hospital
Papua New Guinea is set to have its first saint. Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed Peter To Rot on Monday, ...
Post Courier8d
Blessed Peter ToRot to be PNG’s first Saint – approved for canonization
According to Vatican News, Pope Francis has approved decrees for the canonization of Blessed Peter To Rot, a martyred layman ...
Angelus News9d
Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela
Blessed Carmen Rendíles Martínez, born in Caracas in 1903, is poised to become Venezuela's first female saint.
Sainthood has 'boosted morale and faith', says PNG bishop
Bishop Rosario Menesez from the Lae Diocese told Pacific Waves the canonisation of PNG's first saint "is going to boost the ...
National Catholic Register9d
Pope Advances Causes of 5 Toward Sainthood, Including Martyrs of WWI and WWII
From lay catechists to archbishops, the new saints reflect diverse vocations united in sacrificial love for Jesus.
ABC News9d
Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
Announced on Monday, they relate to the canonization of Peter To Rot, a layman from Papua New Guinea who was declared a martyr for the faith after he died in prison in World War II, Venezuelan ...
Pope approves canonisation of Peter To Rot, who will be PNG's first saint
Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter To Rot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital.
Orlando Sentinel8d
Pope’s work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
Announced on Monday, they relate to the canonization of Peter To Rot, a layman from Papua New Guinea who was declared a martyr for the faith after he died in prison in World War II, Venezuelan ...