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
El Salvador's bishops released more details on four upcoming beatifications, but also encouraged participation at parishes throughout the country, saying the number of people allowed at the ceremony "will depend on the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic."
The announcement was made public at
D.D. Emmons explores the life of Saint Martin de Porres, America’s first Black saint. Born in 1579 in Lima, Peru, he and his sister grew up in abject poverty. Martin received only limited schooling and, at age twelve, became a barber’s apprentice.
Pope Francis said he intends to declare as a doctor of the church St. Irenaeus of Lyon, the second-century theologian known for his defense of orthodoxy amid the rise of gnostic sects.
During a meeting Oct. 7 with members of the St. Irenaeus
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how she is no longer as intimidated by Saint Teresa of Avila as she used to be. What changed? A new book from OSV, “Women of Hope,” unpacks the four female Doctors of the Church, the first