Today, Monday May 29, the Catholic Church honors Saint Paul VI.
Paul VI, pontiff from 1963 to 1978, became an innovative pope who concluded the Second Vatican Council.
He was also a defender of life and of the oppressed peoples. Furthermore, he is a great reformer of the Church.
As the Vatican highlights on its website, he began papal trips to the five continents. In total, he completed nine in his 15 years as pope.
He was canonized by Pope Francis in 2018.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today’s saints day, May 29, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
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