Beatification

Pope Leo XIV also signed seven other decrees for causes.

Rather than flee the Soviet violence in 1945, heroic Polish sisters chose to remain with those they cared for. They were beatified in Braniewo May 31.

1. All speeches and messages from Pope Leo XIV since his May 8 election are available on the Vatican website and should be consulted before sharing alleged quotes or videos, …

On Feb. 27, 1938, during a Sunday morning Mass for children, Father Streich was gunned down by a radical communist during the consecration of the Eucharist.

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — Father Moisés Lira Serafin has been beatified in a ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in his native Mexico, where he is …

(OSV NEWS) — Amid concerns of impending conflict, Catholic clergy and political leaders drew together in Lebanon to celebrate the joyful beatification of Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy (also known as …

Five years ago, on April 15, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral.  It had long been on my bucket list of places to visit. I remember watching online videos of the …

(OSV News) — Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns …

MARKOWA, Poland (OSV News) — In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. “I think it will only …

(Editor’s note: This version includes updates based on information clarified on Sept. 5.) KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — Mateusz Szpytma has always been fascinated by history. “I was looking at …