Tag: sainthood
Why we ask saints for their intercession
"I want to spend my heaven in doing good on earth," said St. Therese of Lisieux, as noted in "The Final Conversations."
And so she...
A canonization’s focus on legacy and holiness
The gunman who fired the shot in El Salvador March 24, 1980, that killed San Salvador's revered Archbishop Oscar Romero while he celebrated Mass...
Vatican announces consistory to approve canonizations
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will preside over a consistory to approve several canonizations, the Vatican announced.
The May 19 consistory, which the Vatican announced...
Blessed Pope Paul VI to be canonized at close of synod,...
Catholic News Service
ROME -- Blessed Paul VI will be declared a saint in late October at the end of the Synod of Bishops...