The bishops assembled in Baltimore will be presented with an update on the canonization cause of Servant of God Joseph Dutton, a layman who was born in Vermont, served in the Civil War and went astray, only to undergo a significant spiritual
The U.S. bishops will be getting acquainted with the heart of Louisiana's Cajun country this week through hearing about two of its best, as the body of bishops will be consulted and asked to voice their consent in moving forward with two
As the Church prepares to end the Year of St. Joseph, OSV chaplain Monsignor Owen Campion writes that we should all remember that Joseph serves as an excellent model as we strive to discern the will of God: “In the Gospels, St.
Blessed Charles de Foucauld and six other candidates for sainthood finally will be canonized May 15, 2022, the Vatican announced Nov. 9.
The final stage in the sainthood process -- a gathering of cardinals in Rome to affirm that church law had been
We don’t become saints in isolation. That’s why the role of parents and mentors in the Faith are so important. And that’s why the Church continues to promote the causes of the holy men and women who have gone before us. We
As the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist today, learn how science helped to authenticate his relics — and the story the Church has told about them for centuries. In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, writer Shaun
To avoid any appearance of impropriety or undue influence, a cardinal or bishop who is a member of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and anyone officially appointed as a consultant to the congregation cannot serve as the postulator or official promoter of
Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I, clearing the way for his beatification.
The Italian pope served only 33 days as pontiff; he died in the papal apartments Sept. 28, 1978, at
A reader recently asked a question in regard to a passage of “Butler’s Lives of the Saints”: “I recently read a reflection about Saint Susanna. Father Alban Butler wrote the following on Saint Susanna: ‘By honoring the martyrs, we pronounce our own
Thousands of pilgrims have flocked to the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old Italian teenager whose use of technology to spread devotion to the Eucharist prompted Pope Francis to hail him as a role model for young people today.
In a statement