In an unusual act, Pope Francis has included 21 non-Catholic Christians in the Roman Martyrology — an official list of martyrs, saints and blesseds. What’s more, he did so with the consent of ...

Rome Newsroom, May 11, 2023 / 10:00 am. Pope Francis said Thursday that the Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of saints.

French Martyrs of Compiègne declared saints. CBCP News; December 22, 2024; 2 minute read; BLESSED Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794.

Pope Francis added the 21 Coptic martyrs to the Roman Martyrology, the Church’s official list of saints, last May as he met with the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II.