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Blessed María Antonia de San José, Argentina’s first female saint, considered...

Argentina will get its first home-grown female saint in early 2024 with the canonization of Blessed María Antonia de San José. The Vatican announced Oct....

St. Kateri Tekakwitha final miracle recipient Jake Finkbonner never lost faith,...

Jake Finkbonner first decided to become a medical doctor when he was in middle school. "I'd love to help people the same way that so...

Venerable Nelson Baker of Buffalo — ‘Padre of the poor’ —...

WASHINGTON -- For the world-renowned emblems of the Catholic faith, such as St. Teresa of Kolkata, elevation to sainthood comes fairly quickly following their...

North Dakota diocese will open an investigation for canonization of missionary...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck announced June 16 the diocese will open an investigation into "the holiness of life and...

Father Michael Driscoll attributes his cancer remission a ‘miracle’ due to...

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- When Carmelite Father Michael Driscoll was a young man 50 years ago, he started reading and collecting articles about Father...

Sainthood causes require thorough investigation, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY — The saints are “the true light of the church,” so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration,...

Cured Chicago mother: Newman events ‘experience of a thousand lifetimes’

LONDON — The Chicago mother healed from a potentially lethal haemorrhage at the intercession of St. John Henry Newman has described his canonization as...

Masses, trips, watch parties to mark Cardinal Newman’s canonization

WASHINGTON — Blessed John Henry Newman dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities. So it is only fitting...

English bishop says miracle of U.S. woman could make Newman a...

MANCHESTER, England — Catholic bishops have expressed hope that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Newman in 2019 after Vatican medics said the...

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