Saints

  • May 23, 2023

Pope advances sainthood cause of Italian priest shot for saving Jews

Pope Francis formally recognized the martyrdom of an Italian priest shot by Nazi soldiers after they discovered he...
  • May 16, 2023

Pope praises Julian of Norwich as example of faith and service

Although she died centuries ago, the English mystic Julian of Norwich continues to remind people of the importance...
  • February 23, 2023

Six sainthood candidates, including two lay women, closer to canonization

Pope Francis has moved six candidates for sainthood closer to canonization....
  • January 19, 2023

Pope advances sainthood causes of six candidates, including a poet

Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of a Spanish poet-priest who was a member of the Spanish...
  • December 19, 2022

Pope advances sainthood causes, including first ‘martyr’ of charity

Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of members of a Polish family who were sheltering a Jewish family during...
  • November 1, 2022

Saints were revolutionaries who lived the beatitudes, pope says

The saints were not "starched," picture-perfect conformists, Pope Francis said; they were "countercultural and revolutionary."...
  • October 18, 2022

Cardinal visits New Orleans congregation whose founder is up for sainthood

The Sisters of the Holy Family used a recent visit by Cardinal Peter Turkson to update him on...
  • October 10, 2022

Refusal to help migrants is ‘sinful, criminal,’ pope says at canonization

The refusal to help desperate migrants "is revolting, it's sinful, it's criminal," Pope Francis said as he canonized...
  • October 7, 2022

Saints have joyful hearts, not long faces, pope says

The holiness of saints is reflected not only in how they overcame struggles but by their ability to...
  • October 4, 2022

Lourdes visionary’s relics inspire spiritual healing throughout Valley

Sister Maria Kim Bui, a Daughter of St. Paul, has been on a leave of absence from her...