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.
U.S. Catholics welcome Venezuelan cardinal, Blessed José Gregorio relics
Four sentenced for 2016 killing of French Father Jacques Hamel
The four men on trial accompanied the two killers.
Pakistan’s first ‘servant of God’ is 20-year-old killed by suicide bomber
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.
New postulator named for Father Peyton’s sainthood cause
The priest’s gratitude for a miraculous healing led him to create a media ministry that popularized the life-changing idea that “the family that prays together stays together.”
A possible miracle may be attributed to Tennessee priest’s intercession
Father Ryan is a candidacy for sainthood opened in 2016, granting the priest the title “Servant of God.”
New Staten Island Ferry vessel to be named for Catholic Worker co-founder
New Staten Island Ferry boat transporting people between Staten Island and lower Manhattan will be named for Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day.
Couple says miracle child’s Down syndrome a ‘blessing’ for family
The child’s miraculous cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops was attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. It cleared the way for his beatification Oct. 31.
Saintly caution: Church’s reputation on the line when judging sanctity
The Catholic Church takes a cautious approach to all sainthood causes, it “pays careful attention.”