In the Footsteps of St. Patrick: Celebrate Irish-Americans on the Path to Canonization
What better time than St. Patrick’s Day to look to 10 lesser-known Irish-American Servants of God and Venerables?
Results from Tag: 'canonization causes'
World War II Martyr Titus Brandsma to Be Canonized With Charles de Foucauld
The May 15 Mass at the Vatican will now celebrate a total of 10 people the Catholic Church has recognized as saints, after miracles were confirmed to have taken place through their intercession.
Pope Francis Recognizes Miracle Attributed to World War II Martyr Blessed Titus Brandsma’s Intercession
The decision paves the way for the Dutch Carmelite friar’s canonization.
Meet 3 Servants of God Who Just Advanced Toward Sainthood
On Nov. 17, the U.S. Catholic bishops voted to advance on the local level the causes of beatification and canonization for Servants of God Charlene Marie Richard, Auguste Robert Pelafigue and Joseph Dutton.
Canonization Cause of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot Advances
The Daughters of Saint Teresa, who had petitioned that his cause be opened, report that the archbishop lived a simple and austere life, showing great concern for the poor.
Jerome Lejeune and the Preeminence of Faith
COMMENTARY: The faith of great men, such as Lejeune, is not something that they possess as much as something that possesses them.
Poland’s New ‘Blesseds’ and Divine Providence
COMMENTARY: The Sept. 12 beatifications of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Róża Czacka contain many layers of spiritual fruit.
Body of Tennessee Priest on Path to Canonization Reburied in Basilica
The body of Servant of God Patrick Ryan, a Tennessee priest who died in 1878 caring for victims of Chattanooga’s yellow fever epidemic, was moved and reinterred at the city’s Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica over the weekend.
Knights of Columbus Lead Pilgrimage to Honor Servant of God Black Elk
The fraternal organization organized its first pilgrimage to honor the Lakota holy man and pray for the continuation of the Catholic catechist’s canonization cause.
US Army Chaplain’s Cause for Canonization Advances: Father Joseph Lafleur, ‘Model of a Shepherd’
Louisiana native continues on the path toward sainthood.
