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St. Titus Brandsma

Here’s the prayer of a journalist saint before he died for freedom of the Catholic press

May 6, 2023

By Abel Camasca

St. Titus Brandsma was a Carmelite priest whose efforts cost him his life at the hands of the Nazi regime. Read more

Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022

Pope Francis canonizes 10 new saints of the Catholic Church

May 15, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

It was the Church’s first canonization since October 2019. Read more

An icon of Titus Brandsma in Bolsward, the Netherlands.

Titus Brandsma: A new patron saint of journalism?

May 10, 2022

By Courtney Mares

More than 60 journalists have issued an appeal to Pope Francis. Read more

Titus Brandsma as rector magnificus of the Catholic University of Nijmegen in 1932.

Who was Titus Brandsma?

Mar 8, 2022

By Luke Coppen

Pope Francis will canonize the World War II martyr in May. Read more

Titus Brandsma and Charles de Foucauld.

WWII martyr Titus Brandsma to be canonized with Charles de Foucauld

Mar 4, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Two religious women will also be declared saints on May 15. Read more

Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.

Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession

Nov 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

The decision paves the way for the Dutch Carmelite friar’s canonization. Read more

Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.

The story behind an anti-Nazi priest and a Florida miracle

Jan 9, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

More people need to know about the Dutch priest Blessed Titus Brandsma and his heroic death in a Nazi concentration... Read more

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