True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love.

Blessed Mother Teresa. (via joecatholic)

Martyred for Christ: 800 victims of Islamic violence who will become saints this month

joecatholic:

Yes, those are real skulls (Photo: CNS)

From Saturday’s Daily Telegraph

The cathedral of Otranto in southern Italy is decorated with the skulls of 800 Christian townsfolk beheaded by Ottoman soldiers in 1480. A week tomorrow, on Sunday May 12, they will become the skulls of saints, as Pope Francis canonises all of them. In doing so, he will instantly break the record for the pope who has created the most saints.

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Malala Yousafzai, in a 2011 interview with CNN, discussing her activism on behalf of girls seeking education in Pakistan.

I’m bringing this back because this morning it was announced that Malala Yousafzai has been officially nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Congratulations, princess.