Saints

  • October 4, 2022

Pope to canonize founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist

While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are...
  • September 20, 2022

Cardinal: Candidates for sainthood must be inspirational models of holiness

While all Christians are called to live a life of holiness, only some are recognized as having lived...
  • September 9, 2022

God’s mailman: Blessed John Paul always delivered Gospel with a smile

As the sainthood cause of Blessed John Paul I reached a major milestone with his beatification at the...
  • September 6, 2022

Blessed John Paul I, ‘the smiling pope,’ showed God’s goodness, pope says

Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God's goodness and...
  • August 5, 2022

Pope advances sainthood causes, including priest killed in Ukraine

Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of Hungarian Father Péter Oros, who was killed at the height of the...
  • June 21, 2022

Diocese takes first step toward possible cause for former FOCUS missionary

Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck announced June 16 the diocese will open an investigation into "the holiness...
  • June 9, 2022

Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs

Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonization of 81 Catholics, including priests, religious and...
  • June 7, 2022

Could Julia Greeley be one of church’s first Black American saints?

A white marble tomb stands to the left of the altar in Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...
  • May 23, 2022

Pope to set date for canonizations at consistory

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, founder of the Scalabrinian...
  • May 18, 2022

Pope: Focus on the essential like St. Charles de Foucauld did

The Catholic Church needs to strive continually to make sure it is focusing on the essentials of Christian...