Asian American Catholic woman takes pride in culture’s overlooked saints
Asian Americans are a distinct minority in the United States. Those who are Catholic make them minority within a minority.
Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said.
Dutch priest proposed as patron saint of journalists
Among the 10 men and women Pope Francis will proclaim as the Catholic Church’s newest saints is a Dutch priest and journalist who stood his ground against Nazi ideology and paid for it with his life.
Faith, fortitude, martyrdom, miracles: Pope will recognize 10 new saints
After a long pandemic pause, Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate a Mass May 15 for the canonization of 10 men and women: five from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands.
Pope John Paul I’s teaching echoed ‘faith of the apostles,’ pope says
Pope John Paul I’s time as pope, although brief, remains an important example of the beauty and simplicity of faith, Pope Francis said.
Peruvian martyr who put faith in peace takes step toward sainthood
Good Shepherd Sister María Agustina Rivas Lopez, who was murdered by terrorists during Peru’s political violence, was beatified May 7 during a liturgy in the same plaza where she was shot to death in 1990.
Vermont parish celebrates birth of Servant of God Joseph Dutton
Why would a parish celebrate the 179th anniversary of someone’s birth?
Arizona group creates third-class relics of Padre Kino
As the cause for canonization of Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino — popularly referred to as “Padre Kino” and known as the “Padre on Horseback” — continues to progress, a small group from Arizona visited the famed missionary’s remains in Magdalena de Kino, Mexico, to create third-class relics for distribution.
Church needs women saints, pope tells conference
The Catholic Church needs women, especially women saints, who have shown throughout history an unwavering dedication to God and to caring for their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
Pakistan’s first ‘servant of God’ is 20-year-old killed by suicide bomber
Akash Bashir, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard who was killed by a suicide bomber in 2015, is the first Pakistani to be given the title, “servant of God,” an initial step on the path to sainthood.
