NEWSFLASH: Feast Days Announced For Recently Canonized Popes

The Vatican has announced that the following feast days have been added to the general Roman calendar...

Pope John XXIII - October 11

Pope John Paul II - October 22

While the feast days have been added to the (Novus Ordo) calendar, they are "optional and not obligatory memorials."

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[9/12/14]

MCS Newsflash: Guest Article - What's Up With The Recent Papal Canonizations?

A new guest article entitled "What's Up With The Recent Papal Canonizations?" has been added to the site. It covers various 'reasons for concern' regarding the recent papal canonizations and also discusses whether or not canonizations are infallible. To view, please click here.

[4/28/14]