Church honors Blessed Mother Marianne Cope. June 30, 2011 YNN SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sisters of St. Francis from all over the globe came to Syracuse to honor one of their own, Blessed Mother Marianne Cope. …More
Church honors Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.
June 30, 2011 YNN SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sisters of St. Francis from all over the globe came to Syracuse to honor one of their own, Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.
The Catholic nun served in Utica and Rome more than a hundred years ago. She also aided in the effort to care for victims of leprosy in Hawaii. She was beatified in 2005.
Thursday, sisters from Hawaii joined local sisters to honor Cope with Kahilis, which are standards of royalty made with ten thousand feathers, each representing a prayer for the beholder.
Sisters say honoring Cope not only keeps her memory alive, but inspires others to follow in her footsteps.
"For us, all of us, the sisters as well as our friends here in Central New York, it is to know that we can also do something purposeful with our lives," Sister Patricia Burkard said.
Followers are still waiting on a decision by the Vatican to determine if Cope will become a saint.
June 30, 2011 YNN SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sisters of St. Francis from all over the globe came to Syracuse to honor one of their own, Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.
The Catholic nun served in Utica and Rome more than a hundred years ago. She also aided in the effort to care for victims of leprosy in Hawaii. She was beatified in 2005.
Thursday, sisters from Hawaii joined local sisters to honor Cope with Kahilis, which are standards of royalty made with ten thousand feathers, each representing a prayer for the beholder.
Sisters say honoring Cope not only keeps her memory alive, but inspires others to follow in her footsteps.
"For us, all of us, the sisters as well as our friends here in Central New York, it is to know that we can also do something purposeful with our lives," Sister Patricia Burkard said.
Followers are still waiting on a decision by the Vatican to determine if Cope will become a saint.
U.S. nun's cause moves forward with initial ruling on second miracle
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HONOLULU (CNS) -- The sainthood cause of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai has taken a significant step forward with a Vatican medical board ruling in favor of a miracle attributed to her intercession. According to a news release from her religious community, the Sisters of St. …More
U.S. nun's cause moves forward with initial ruling on second miracle
www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110701.htm
HONOLULU (CNS) -- The sainthood cause of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai has taken a significant step forward with a Vatican medical board ruling in favor of a miracle attributed to her intercession. According to a news release from her religious community, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in Syracuse, N.Y., the seven physicians at the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes declared there is no medical explanation for the cure of a woman who had been suffering from an allegedly irreversible fatal condition. "The board concluded the woman's healing was inexplicable according to available medical knowledge. The doctors on the case expected her to die and were amazed scientifically at her survival," the release said. No other details about the case have been released. The Sisters of St. Francis received the news from Msgr. Robert J. Sarno, an American priest at the congregation who has been working with the postulator of Mother Marianne's cause, Father Ernesto Piacentini, in the written presentation of the miracle case at the Vatican. The miracle, approved June 16 by the medical board, still must pass two more Vatican examinations before it is presented to the pope for final approval for canonization. The first is by a board of theologians who will determine if the healing was the result of prayer for Mother Marianne's intercession, and then by a committee of cardinals and bishops who will examine the entire case and give a final verdict.
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www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110701.htm
HONOLULU (CNS) -- The sainthood cause of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai has taken a significant step forward with a Vatican medical board ruling in favor of a miracle attributed to her intercession. According to a news release from her religious community, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in Syracuse, N.Y., the seven physicians at the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes declared there is no medical explanation for the cure of a woman who had been suffering from an allegedly irreversible fatal condition. "The board concluded the woman's healing was inexplicable according to available medical knowledge. The doctors on the case expected her to die and were amazed scientifically at her survival," the release said. No other details about the case have been released. The Sisters of St. Francis received the news from Msgr. Robert J. Sarno, an American priest at the congregation who has been working with the postulator of Mother Marianne's cause, Father Ernesto Piacentini, in the written presentation of the miracle case at the Vatican. The miracle, approved June 16 by the medical board, still must pass two more Vatican examinations before it is presented to the pope for final approval for canonization. The first is by a board of theologians who will determine if the healing was the result of prayer for Mother Marianne's intercession, and then by a committee of cardinals and bishops who will examine the entire case and give a final verdict.
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Sisters of St. Francis from all over the globe came to Syracuse to honor one of their own, Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.
The Catholic nun served in Utica and Rome more than a hundred years ago. She also aided in the effort to care for victims of leprosy in Hawaii. She was beatified in 2005.
Thursday, sisters from Hawaii joined local sisters to honor Cope with Kahilis, which are standards of royalty …More
Sisters of St. Francis from all over the globe came to Syracuse to honor one of their own, Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.
The Catholic nun served in Utica and Rome more than a hundred years ago. She also aided in the effort to care for victims of leprosy in Hawaii. She was beatified in 2005.
Thursday, sisters from Hawaii joined local sisters to honor Cope with Kahilis, which are standards of royalty made with ten thousand feathers, each representing a prayer for the beholder.
Sisters say honoring Cope not only keeps her memory alive, but inspires others to follow in her footsteps.
"For us, all of us, the sisters as well as our friends here in Central New York, it is to know that we can also do something purposeful with our lives," Sister Patricia Burkard said.
Followers are still waiting on a decision by the Vatican to determine if Cope will become a saint.
The Catholic nun served in Utica and Rome more than a hundred years ago. She also aided in the effort to care for victims of leprosy in Hawaii. She was beatified in 2005.
Thursday, sisters from Hawaii joined local sisters to honor Cope with Kahilis, which are standards of royalty made with ten thousand feathers, each representing a prayer for the beholder.
Sisters say honoring Cope not only keeps her memory alive, but inspires others to follow in her footsteps.
"For us, all of us, the sisters as well as our friends here in Central New York, it is to know that we can also do something purposeful with our lives," Sister Patricia Burkard said.
Followers are still waiting on a decision by the Vatican to determine if Cope will become a saint.