BREAKING: Georgia Martyrs Expected to Be Beatified in Savannah Oct. 31

BREAKING: Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah Oct. 31

OSV News) — A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website. It lists Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto as the beatification Mass’ celebrant. The announcement on the dicastery’s homepage features an image of a painting of the martyrs, with the center figure holding a fan of palms, a symbol associated with martyrdom, the act of dying f…

Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah this Halloween

A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website. It lists Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto as the beatification Mass’ celebrant.The announcement on the dicastery’s homepage features an image of a painting of the martyrs, with the center figure holding a fan of palms, a symbol associated with martyrdom, the act of dying for one’s fait…