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The Vatican on March 16, 2024, determined that nothing prevents the opening of the cause for canonization of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines and whose grave has become a place of pilgrimage. / Credit: Diocese of Laoag/Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA).The Vatican has determined that nothing prevents the opening of the cause for canonization of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines and whose grave has become a place of pilgrimage.On March 16, the Vatican news agency Fides reported that the Vatican has granted the "nihil obstat" ("nothing stands in the way") for the cause of canonization to begin for Ruiz-Abad, who is now considered a "Servant of God," the first step toward sainthood. If the Filipina girl is declared a saint, she will be one of the youngest in history.The news was announced with a circular from the bishop of Laoag, Renato Mayugba, that was read...
Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis. / Credit: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Vatican MediaWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).The Catholic late-night talk show host and comedian Stephen Colbert is one of the narrators for the English audiobook version of Pope Francis' upcoming autobiography, which comes out on Tuesday, March 19.Francis' book, titled "Life: My Story Through History," documents the most significant moments of the pontiff's life from his childhood until the present day. The publisher, HarperCollins, lists "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" host, along with Franciscan Father John Quigley, as the narrators for the English-language audiobook version of the autobiography.The book discusses Francis' upbringing, his time in the seminary, and his service as a priest, bishop, and ultimately pope. It does not shy away from the controversial elements of his papacy but rather addresses his detractors and defends his efforts t...
Pope Francis on March 18, 2024, accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. / Credit: Archdiocese of Santo DomingoACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, who turned 75 on March 17. In February the archdiocese denied that he was under investigation for the alleged abuse of a minor in 1994, as the Infovaticana website had reported."The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of the position of auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) presented by H.E. Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, titular bishop of Febiana," the Vatican Press Office reported March 18 without giving further details about Pope Francis' decision.The pontiff accepted the prelate's resignation just one day after his 75th birthday, the age at which bishops present their lette...