Cause for Sainthood

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith. By signing …

(OSV News) — Her wide smile and eyes beaming with joy are a signature of Sister Clare Crockett, a 33-year-old Northern Irish nun, who tragically died in the 2016 Ecuador …

(OSV News) — A young Catholic family in New York state is crediting their newborn baby’s apparent healing in the womb from a potentially fatal diagnosis to the intercession of Charlene …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed the martyrdom and heroic virtues of five others …

(OSV News) — Despite a few high-profile delays in recent years, the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen — the popular, scholarly archbishop and 20th-century pioneer of Catholic broadcasting — …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on …

PARIS (OSV News) — Ahead of World Day of the Poor, observed in the church Nov. 17, French bishops gave a green light to open the sainthood cause for a …

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — On the first day of the public session of the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, the importance of the church’s mission in light of …

Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …