The Little Sisters of the Poor, a religious congregation founded in 1839, serves the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world. Now one of their own needs prayers.
Little Sisters of the Poor serve neediest with care, prayer: Now one of their own needs prayers
Argentina will get first home-grown saint when ‘Mama Antula’ is canonized
Argentina will get its first home-grown female saint in early 2024 with the canonization of Blessed María Antonia de San José. Born as María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, she is known throughout Argentina as Mama Antula.
Honolulu bishop says Mass for Vermonter on path to sainthood for ministering with St. Damian of Molokai
One hundred and eighty years ago Ira Dutton was born in Stowe on farmland upon which now stands Blessed Sacrament Church. “No one at that time had the slightest inkling that 180 years later, people from Hawaii and people from Stowe and beyond would be together (in the church) to give thanks to God for his birth and his presence among us,” said Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva. He was the homilist and celebrant of a special Mass celebrated in April at Blessed Sacrament Church to mark the 180th anniversary of the birth of Dutton, now known as Servant of God Joseph Dutton.
Bishops give their OK to advance sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics
Even before consideration of these three, the bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance estimated there are more than 85 sainthood causes at various stages of the beatification or canonization process in at least 55 U.S. dioceses.
Cardinal visits New Orleans congregation whose founder is up for sainthood
Cardinal Peter Turkson met with the sisters to discuss the sainthood cause for Mother Henriette Delille, the free woman of color who founded the congregation in 1842 to educate the enslaved and care for the elderly.
Refusal to help migrants is ‘sinful, criminal,’ pope says at canonization
The refusal to help desperate migrants “is revolting, it’s sinful, it’s criminal,” Pope Francis said as he canonized a bishop dedicated to assisting migrants and a Salesian brother who had immigrated with his family to Argentina.
Pope to canonize founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist
While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be canonized together Oct. 9: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Blessed Artemide Zatti.
St. Titus Brandsma: Lessons in faith and courage
Like Jesus who died on the cross, it is by his actions more than his appearance that we know and celebrate the work of St. Titus Brandsma, canonized May 15 by Pope Francis.