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Pope Francis has recognized the second miracle needed for the canonization of the church’s first millennial saint: Blessed Carlo Acutis. On May 23, 2024, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes. During the course of their meeting, Pope Francis signed decrees advancing the sainthood causes of Blessed Carlo Acutis and several other individuals. The same day the Vatican announced that the Holy Father had signed the decrees and that he would convene a set a date for the canonization of Blessed Carlo and Blesseds Giuseppe Allamano, Marie-Léonie Paradis, Elena Guerra, and eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite laymen who were martyred in Damascus, Syria in 1860. Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis was a Canadian religious sister who was stationed in New York and Indiana from 1862-74.

During the interim phase of the Universal Synod—after it ended its first session in October 2023 and before the Universal Synod meets again in October 2024—the Archdiocese of Washington held five listening sessions in Lent with five specific communities: Young Deaf Catholics, Young Black Catholics at Howard University’s Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Campus Ministry Center, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, and the Archdiocesan Priest Council. Three themes arose across the five listening sessions: 1) Evangelization and Welcome; 2) Leadership Development; and 3) Social Justice and Inclusion. Within each of these themes there are areas of convergence, matters for consideration, and proposals.

During the interim phase of the Universal Synod—after it ended its first session In October 2023 and before the Universal Synod meets again in October 2024—the Archdiocese of Washington held five listening sessions in Lent with five specific communities: Young Deaf Catholics, Young Black Catholics at Howard University’s Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Campus Ministry Center, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, and the Archdiocesan Priest Council.

During the interim phase of the Universal Synod when it ended its first session In October 2023 and before the Universal Synod meets again in October 2024, the Archdiocese of Washington held five listening sessions in Lent with five specific communities: Young Deaf Catholics, Young Black Catholics at Howard University’s Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Campus Ministry Center, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, and the Archdiocesan Priest Council. Three themes arose across the five listening sessions: 1) Evangelization and Welcome; 2) Leadership and Leadership Development, and 3) Social Justice and Inclusion. Within each of these themes there are areas of convergence, matters for consideration, and proposals.

During the interim phase of the Universal Synod, after it ended its first session In October 2023 and before the Universal Synod meets again in October 2024, the Archdiocese of Washington held five listening sessions in Lent with five specific communities: Young Deaf Catholics, Young Black Catholics at Howard University’s Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Campus Ministry Center, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, and the Archdiocesan Priest Council. Three themes arose across the five listening sessions: 1) Evangelization and Welcome; 2) Leadership and Leadership Development, and 3) Social Justice and Inclusion. Within each of these themes there are areas of convergence, matters for consideration, and proposals.