“During the canonization Mass, I held Gemma’s little hand and kept giving thanks for her life,” Melissa Villalobos said.
Cured Chicago mother: Newman events ‘experience of a thousand lifetimes’
Sainthood causes of Blessed Newman, Cardinal Mindszenty advance
Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman, the English cardinal, clearing the way for his canonization.
Attending Mass led to my conversion to Catholicism
Attending my first Mass at the age of 19 was a peculiar experience. The bells and smells were all new to me, as were the collective prayers. But most striking were two other facets of the Mass: the centrality of the sacraments and the reverence in which the Mass was celebrated.