The canonization cause of Mother Mary Lange, founder of the world’s first sustained women’s religious community for Black women, has taken a step forward.
Vatican accepts ‘positio’ in Mother Lange’s cause; dicastery to review documents on her life
Six sainthood candidates, including two lay women, closer to canonization
The pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian religious sister and the heroic virtues of five others: two laywomen, two priests and a religious woman.
Brazilian archbishop: Vatican is advancing cause of Hélder Câmara
Dom Hélder, as he was known, remained a strong critic of the regime, denouncing human rights violations committed by police authorities.
Arizona group creates third-class relics of Padre Kino
As the cause for canonization of Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino — popularly referred to as “Padre Kino” and known as the “Padre on Horseback” — continues to progress, a small group from Arizona visited the famed missionary’s remains in Magdalena de Kino, Mexico, to create third-class relics for distribution.
Padre Kino, declared venerable, known as ‘patron saint of borderlands’
Pope Francis recognized Father Kino’s heroic virtues, giving him the title “venerable” and advancing his sainthood cause July 13.
Pope puts John Paul I on path to sainthood, declares him ‘venerable’
Pope Francis recognized that Pope John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way.