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Video and photos for Media from Beatification

Beatification of Teofilius Matulionis in Vilnius, Lithuania, June 25   HD Quality videos of the Mass: https://youtu.be/9B4M8FbC5Dg (3’50 min); https://youtu.be/RP95dKoVxUI (2 minutes). It can be downloaded freely  and used for multimedia purposes without licence.   Text for videos: First Lithuanian Martyr of Soviet Regime Raised to the Altars Beatification of Teofilius Matulionis in Baltic capital … Daugiau

First Lithuanian Martyr of Soviet Regime Raised to the Altars

Beatification of Teofilius Matulionis in Baltic capital draws crowds of young people.  Vilnius, Lithuania – June 25, 2017 Teofilius Matulionis, a Lithuanian priest and archbishop who spent more than 15 years in Soviet prisons and forced labor camps and was ultimately poisoned by the communist regime, was declared a Blessed … Daugiau

Homily of Angelo Card. Amato, SDB at the Beatification of Teofilius Matulionis

Blessed Teofilius Matulionis (1873-1962) Homily Angelo Card. Amato, SDB 1. Martirium propter aerumnas carceris. Death due to the hardships of imprisonment, such was the martyrdom of Blessed Teofilius Matulionis, Archbishop of Kaišiadorys.[1] The long and painful periods he spent in prisons, in concentration camps, in forced domicile, little by little … Daugiau

Beatification of Ven. Teofilius in Vilnius, Lithuania

Today, June 25th, the Beatification of Venerable Servant of God will commence at Cathedral Sq. Vilnius at 14. Welcome! Beatification book (in Latin with Lithuanian comments). The press release after beatification, sermon and speeches will be published here. Information for media: http://vilnensis.lt/information-for-media-about-beatification/?lang=en    

Archbishop to become Lithuania’s first beatified Soviet-era martyr

A Lithuanian archbishop who was murdered with a lethal injection after 16 years in prisons and labor camps was to become the first Catholic martyr from the country’s communist era to be declared blessed. The beatification ceremony for Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, who died in 1962, was planned for June 25 … Daugiau

The Venerable Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis (1873–1962)

In 2016, Pope Francis decided to beatify the martyr Servant of God Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, who will thus become the second Beatified of Lithuanian descent, as well as a model to Christians all around the world, recognized by the Catholic Church. He is a person whose strength of character, unwavering … Daugiau

Registration for the beatification of Venerable Teofilius Matulionis

The beatification ceremony of archbishop and martyr Teofilius Matulionis will be held in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius at 2 p.m. on 25 June 2017. We kindly invite groups to register and come not only from inside but from outside Lithuania, too. On the eve of the beatification, Vilnius Cathedral … Daugiau

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas' Divine Mercy Sunday Homily

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In today’s first reading we see a joyful, open and vibrant community of apostles.  In these early years of the Church, what did the Church look like to those who witnessed this new phenomenon?  In our first reading we heard that “Awe came upon … Daugiau

The Week of Divine Mercy, 2017

This year Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated on April 23, 2017. We kindly invite you to participate in the Way of Light on April 22, 9 PM. Traditionally the night before Divine Mercy Sunday the Christian denominations are doing the pilgrimage – walking the way of light from the Gate … Daugiau

Lithuanian archbishop says citizens tense over Russian buildup

Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said citizens are anxious about military threats from neighboring Russia but said support from Europe and the United States helped calm those fears. The U.S.-born archbishop, president of the Lithuanian bishops’ conference, told Catholic News Service, “The old Soviet empire mentality is still alive, and there … Daugiau

Central and Eastern Europe faces new challenges

Twenty-seven years after the fall of communist regimes, Central and Eastern Europe faces new challenges. The most serious are the crisis of the family, connected with the demographic crisis, and the crisis of faith and cultural identity. Lately, many countries have to face the numerous migrations from the Middle East … Daugiau

Vilnius Pilgrim app – to explore City of Mercy

The Vilnius Pilgrim app, available for iOS and Android, allows pilgrims and visitors of Vilnius to discover and explore the many religious sites found in this City of Mercy. From the Vilnius Cathedral and Treasury, to the many places associated with St. Faustina, to the pilgrimage route of St. John … Daugiau

World Youth Day pilgrims in Vilnius

21 July 2016 brought nearly 200 pilgrims from the United States (Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming state), Italy (Apulia region), Africa (Gabon), and Lithuania to Vilnius to make a pilgrimage along the Way of Mercy before travelling to Krakow for World Youth Day with Pope Francis. The day began with visits … Daugiau

Eurocathinfo.eu: a service to the spiritual unity of Europe

The new Institutional Information Portal of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe is online. In the feast of St. Benedict of Nursia, Saint Patron of Europe, the CCEE posts online the new version of the institutional information portal of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe: ‘eurocathinfo’. After a year of … Daugiau

Experience World Youth Day in Lithuania

World Youth Day participants from the United States and Italy are coming to Vilnius to make a pilgrimage on the Way of Mercy on Thursday, 21 July 2016. All are invited to join them, beginning with the Divine Mercy Chaplet at the House of St. Faustina: 8.30 in Italian, 9.30 … Daugiau

The Documentary "I Trust in You" Awarded

The documentary “I Trust in You” (2015) won Lithuanian Cinema Award “Silver Crane” in 2016. The message of Divine Mercy has spread all over the world after the beatification of Sr. Faustina in 2000. This image of Merciful Jesus is credited with being the most widely associated with Vilnius and … Daugiau