Canonization

His beatification had been scheduled for Dec. 21, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois, before its postponement, a move that was scandalous, given the stage of the cause.

(OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s homily for the canonization Mass for seven new saints Oct. 19 in St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, …

“When we hear the cries of those in difficulty, let us ask ourselves, are we witnesses to the Father’s love, as Christ was to all?”

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — When pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 19 to witness the canonization of Blessed Bartolo Longo, along with six other blesseds, they will see …

As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country’s first saints — Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez — both the church and …

These soon-to-be-saints “experienced different elements of struggle throughout their lives” but “they maintained a constant relationship with the Lord.”

“No matter what your vocation, no matter the highways and byways of your life, chances are that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton walked the same road.”

(OSV News) — If St. Elizabeth Ann Seton‘s life was written as a Hollywood screenplay, a script doctor might say it was simply too tragic for audiences to believe — let …

When Carlo was little, his mother wasn’t practicing her faith a lot. It was Carlo who wanted to be in the church every day, and she facilitated that for him.

In photos: Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 7 for the canonizations of Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis.