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Archbishop: Despite cause’s setback, Capodanno’s example is ‘uplifting for the whole Church’
A Sept. 6 Mass marking the 55th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Vincent Capodanno took place just... Read more
Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Filipino bishop known for bilocation
The pope also approved the canonization of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini. Read more
Akash Bashir, who died protecting Catholic worshippers in Pakistan, named a Servant of God
When a suicide bomber attempted to enter a Catholic church in Pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard blocked... Read more
Canonization cause of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot advances
The Theological Commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints affirmed Tuesday the heroic virtues of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot,... Read more
Vatican regulates the role of postulator in saints’ causes
The new regulations are designed partly to prevent conflicts of interest. Read more
Argentine bishops welcome Vatican recognition of priests' 1683 martyrdom
Bishops in Argentina have welcomed the promulgation of a decree by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints that regards... Read more
EU founding father Robert Schuman declared 'venerable' by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has declared venerable the French statesman Robert Schuman, known as a key “founding father” of the European Union. Read more
Pope Francis advances causes of China missionary, sister killed by Maoist guerrillas
The pope advanced the causes of seven people. Read more
Vatican official: Pope to advance sainthood cause of EU 'founding father' Robert Schuman
Pope Francis could declare venerable the French statesman Robert Schuman, a key “founding father” of the European Union, a Vatican... Read more
Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification
“What was said is not true,” the undersecretary of the saints congregation wrote in an April 9 letter to the... Read more
Sainthood causes of three more religious sisters who died in Ebola outbreak advance
Among the seven clerics and religious whose heroic virtues were recognized by the Vatican on Thursday are three Italian religious... Read more
Sainthood cause advances of priest called ‘supernatural man’ by St. Maximilian Kolbe
The sainthood cause of a Swiss priest whose “supernatural conceptions” made an impression on St. Maximilian Kolbe has advanced, along... Read more
Two 20th century Italians advance on the path to sainthood
Two Italian contemporaries, a young priest who resisted the Nazis and was shot dead, and a seminarian who died at... Read more
Pope Francis advances sainthood causes of priests with early and late vocations
Pope Francis advanced Tuesday the sainthood causes of several men and women, including two Italian priests of the 20th century... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of Lebanese priests killed under Ottoman Empire
Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of nine men and women, including two Lebanese priests martyred under the Ottoman Empire. Read more
Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes
Pope Francis named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Thursday after Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to Italian laywoman who died in 1997
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause Tuesday of an Italian woman who died in 1997 after touching the lives of... Read more
Knights of Columbus founder to be beatified in October
Fr. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal organization, will be beatified on October 31, the... Read more
Knights of Columbus founder Fr. Michael McGivney to be beatified
Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Fr. Michael J. McGivney Wednesday, paving the way for the... Read more
Italian teen who died in 2009 declared ‘venerable’ by Pope Francis
Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a... Read more
