Tag: Canonization

  • December 10, 2021

Mass marks end of diocesan phase of inquiry for Day’s sainthood cause

More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick's Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan...
  • November 17, 2021

Bishops affirm dioceses’ sainthood causes for three U.S. laypeople

The U.S. bishops agreed Nov. 17 that the sainthood causes for three laypeople from the United States should...
  • November 9, 2021

Pope sets date for canonization of Blessed de Foucauld, others

Blessed Charles de Foucauld and six other candidates for sainthood finally will be canonized May 15, 2022, the...
  • November 5, 2021

Grassroots effort calls on pope to canonize six Black sainthood candidates

When Sister Rita Michelle Proctor was a young child, she was taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence...
  • November 2, 2021

Mother Seton is ‘friend and fellow traveler’ on journey toward Catholicism

Elizabeth Ann Seton didn't have to become Catholic. In fact, every family and social bond pulled against her,...
  • October 27, 2021

Lejeune was a servant of life, love and truth, postulator says

One of the most important "servants of life in the world" was the late French geneticist, Jérôme Lejeune,...
  • October 15, 2021

Vatican publishes regulations for official promoters of sainthood causes

To avoid any appearance of impropriety or undue influence, a cardinal or bishop who is a member of...
  • October 14, 2021

Saintly popes: People question whether canonizing popes is a good idea

With the news that Pope John Paul I would soon be beatified, Twitter and other social media were...
  • October 13, 2021

Recognizing miracle, pope clears way for beatification of John Paul I

Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I,...
  • October 12, 2021

Pilgrims flock to beatified teen’s tomb in Assisi ahead of feast day

Thousands of pilgrims have flocked to the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old Italian teenager whose use...