The U.S. bishops gave a unanimous show of support to advance two American canonization causes: a pioneer missionary priest and an entrepreneur-turned-evangelist.
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(OSV News) — A religious sister who immigrated to the U.S. as a child and became known as the “fastest nun in the West” is edging a step closer to possible …
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Meet the man whose incredible recovery could lead to military chaplain’s sainthood
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder“He’s been around me in one way or another my whole life,” the 37-year-old from Colwich, Kansas, told OSV News. “And I never knew it.”
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Meet the amazing missionary priest who could be one of Minnesota’s first saints
by Katie Yoderby Katie YoderThe U.S. bishops are set to take a key step in the sainthood cause of Msgr. Joseph Francis Buh (1833-1922).
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(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including the Maronite patriarch who played an integral role in the establishment of modern-day …
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The nation’s Catholic bishops have a full agenda for their annual spring meeting, with topics including safe environment protocols, sainthood causes, the Synod on Synodality and the consecration of the …
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The young man’s life and example are a message that continues to draw young people today who are “disillusioned by the world in which we’re living.”
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Day’s life of faith inspired others, said Father Anthony Andreassi, administrative vicar for the Brooklyn Oratory Parishes in Brooklyn Heights.
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He was killed by enemy fire while trying to shield a wounded corpsman with his body during an attack by the North Vietnamese on Sept. 4, 1967.
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Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. …
