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Last week I talked about five of the ten blesseds who were canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022. Today we will look at the other five recently canonized saints.

Last Sunday Pope Francis canonized ten men and women. Investigations by the Congregation of the Causes of Saints of these ten individuals acknowledged inexplicable healings that occurred through their intercession.

I have been impressed by a call to prayer issued by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chair of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, in response to the leak of a draft opinion in the Supreme Court Case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Let me quote what he says:

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, Grandmothers, Step-mothers, and Godmothers who are reading this column.