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Pope institutes commission to share the stories of new martyrs

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Pope institutes commission to share the stories of new martyrs

July 8, 2023January 21, 2026

VATICAN CITY CNS – The Vatican will establish a new commission to identify and catalogue Christians who have died for their faith in the last 25 years, Pope Francis said.Looking to the Holy Year 2025, the Pope instituted the "Commission of New Martyrs" within the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to "create a catalogue…...