Polish church leaders have welcomed renewed calls for the beatification of a popular priest, Father Franciszek Blachnicki (1921-1987), following official confirmation that he was killed by communist secret police agents.
"Most Poles still feel a sense of unfulfilled justice, and the murder of
The canonization cause of Mother Mary Lange, founder of the world's first sustained women's religious community for Black women, has taken a step forward.
Sister Rita Michelle Proctor, superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence, said her religious community received a
It’s not often that we get to hear the mothers and fathers of saints open up about their children. Blessed Carlo Acutis, who lived from 1991-2006, was beatified in 2020. Known for his love of video games and his skill with computers,
Leonard DeLorenzo has a quick review of two titles that honor St. Joseph: Guardian of the Virgin and Faithful Guardian of Christ: “The household of Joseph created the conditions in which a singular devotion to God was fostered. These conditions surrounded and
Catholics can ask, in a special way, for the intercession of at least 10 saints this Lenten season. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regularly lists Lenten saints whose feast days fall during the 40 days of prayer and fasting leading
For St. Patrick’s Day, Father Patrick Briscoe, OP, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, reflects on his patron’s example and insights into the spiritual life: “Like St. Augustine, St. Patrick also wrote a confession. Patrick’s ‘Confessions’ is a marvelous personal testimony of faith,
Pope Francis has moved six candidates for sainthood closer to canonization.
In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian
A reader asks: “Many people have a hard time believing that anyone except a saint can go directly to heaven after death. When my dad passed away after being in a coma for a week, he raised his arms, smiled and left
In his fifth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Benedict Joseph Labre. He was born in a town in northern France on March 25, 1748, the eldest of 15 children of prosperous middle-class parents, he grew up a
Catholics and people worldwide associate St. Valentine’s feast day on Feb. 14 with love and romance. In her most recent article, Katie Yoder, contributing editor for Our Sunday Visitor, shares five married couples who are saints today because they lived out a