sainthood cause

Pope Francis will beatify Pope John Paul I, who served 33 days as pontiff in 1978.

Members of the Father Capodanno Guild were recently startled by a recommendation from theological consultants for a “suspension” of the chaplain’s cause for sainthood.

The Diocese of Rome will host a prayer vigil the evening before the beatification of Pope John Paul I and his hometown will host the main Mass of Thanksgiving a week later, the office promoting his sainthood cause announced.

Sister Thea Bowman, one of six Black Catholics known as a “Servant of God” now that their sainthood causes are being advanced, has plenty of lessons to impart from her life to Catholics today.

The German Catholic news agency KNA reported Bishop Ackermann made the decision in consultation with the Vatican because of allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power by Father Kentenich.

Cardinal Baltazar Porras of Mérida, Venezuela, was traveling through the U.S. with a relic of Blessed José Gregorio, a Venezuelan doctor known for treating hundreds of poor patients for free; he died in 1919.

The four men on trial accompanied the two killers.

Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore, Pakistan, informed Catholics of his archdiocese that Pope Francis had granted the title to Akash Bashir Jan. 31, the feast of St. John Bosco.