ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 14th of October WELCOME! SERVANT OF GOD JULIUS KAMBARAGE NYERERE Servant of God Julius Kambarage Nyerere The Diocese of Musoma, Tanzania, has opened a cause for the beatification of the country's former president, Julius Nyerere (April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999). A spokesman for the diocese says that the local investigation into Nyerere's life has authorization from the Vatican. Nyerere, a devout Catholic who attended Mass daily throughout his public life and was known for fasting frequently, was a respected African leader for three decades. Already an influential figure in the British colony then known as Tanganyika, he became the country's first prime minister after independence in 1961, and was elected president the following year. He remained in that office until his retirement in 1985, and continued to chair the country's ruling party until withdrawing from political life in 1990. Nyerere died in London ...
ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 12th of June WELCOME! MICHAEL VON FAULHABER, CARDINAL Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber Michael von Faulhaber (born March 5, 1869 in Heidenfeld, Bavaria) was a German cardinal and archbishop of Munich who became a prominent opponent of the Nazis. A son of a baker, he was educated at local secondary schools and went on to study in Rome. Michael von Faulhaber was ordained as a priest in 1892. In 1899, he qualified as a university lecturer in Old Testament studies at Würzburg ("Habilitation"). This was followed by research trips to libraries in England, France, and Spain. In 1903, he became a full professor in Strasbourg, where he distinguished himself as a prolific and highly effective public speaker. He was appointed Bishop of Speyer in 1911 and Archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1917. In 1921, he was created a cardinal, with the titular church of Sant'Anastasia . The Cardinal's diaries, which had been kept under...