‘The Incorruptibles’: Who Are These Mysterious Saints?
‘We have over 100 documented cases of incredible examples of saints whose mortal bodies have not fully decayed…’
Results from Tag: 'sainthood causes'
Sainthood Cause Advances for Eileen O’Connor, Lay Woman and Mystic
She could become Australia’s second saint.
Meet the Polish Young Woman Who Could Be Another Millennial Saint
Helena Kmieć loved the Eucharist, just like soon-to-be-saint Carlo Acutis.
Body of Saint, Patron of African Americans, Significantly Damaged in Sicilian Church Fire
Located in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, the Church of Santa Maria di Gesù caught fire on July 25 after a wildfire spread down the slopes of Monte Grifone.
French Bishops Vote to Open Sainthood Cause of Henri de Lubac
De Lubac is considered by many to be one of the most important theologians of the 20th century. He encouraged a return to the writings of the Church Fathers in Catholic theology and founded a journal with Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Urs von Balthasar.
Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Cause of Filipino Archbishop Known for Bilocation
There have been testimonies of his ability to heal the sick, levitate in prayer and bilocate, according to the Archbishop Camomot Committee in Cebu. The May 21 papal decree also recognized other holy men and women.
Who Was Titus Brandsma?
Father Brandsma’s beatification cause opened in the Dutch Diocese of Den Bosch in 1952. It was the first process for a candidate killed by the Nazis.
Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Cause of Argentine Cardinal Who Organized 1st World Youth Days
Pope Francis has said that Cardinal Pironio was his friend when they both lived in Argentina.
Evidence for Dorothy Day’s Sainthood Cause Sent to the Vatican
“Folks, you're witnessing history,” Cardinal Dolan said during his homily on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, calling Day a “radiant star” of “American sanctity.”
Excited Church Awaits Canonization of India’s First Lay Martyr Saint
Blessed Devasahayam, an 18th-century lay convert soldier who was tortured and killed by a Hindu king because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith, will be canonized in May.
