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Pope moves 12 sainthood causes ahead, including U.S. missionary’s

Pope Francis issued decrees recognizing that 12 candidates for sainthood, including U.S. Sacred Heart Brother Norbert McAuliffe, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way.

Paul VI, Oscar Romero will be canonized Oct. 14

Pope Francis will declare Blesseds Oscar Romero, Paul VI and four others saints Oct. 14 at the Vatican during the meeting of the world Synod of Bishops, an institution Blessed Paul revived.

Blessed Oscar Romero likely to be canonized in October

During an April 11 homily in Washington, Salvadoran Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said the canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero will "probably" be in Rome and "probably" take place at end of October after a meeting of bishops.

A look back: women’s pages and Father Tolton

Part of the fun of putting together features about what this newspaper has covered in the past 12...

Father Tolton’s cause takes next step forward

On the morning of Dec. 10 in a cemetery in Quincy, Illinois, Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton...

Mother Teresa canonized; pope creates office for laity

VATICAN CITY — With her selfless dedication to the dying in some of India’s biggest slums, the lif...

Augustus Tolton icon commissioned

While the Archdiocese of Chicago continues work on the canonization cause for Servant of God Augustus Tolton...

Essay winner: Father Tolton should be a saint because ...

In honor of Black History Month, the archdiocese’s Black Catholic Initiativ...

Pope says he will canonize Junipero Serra in Washington

Aboard the papal flight from Manila, Philippines — Pope Francis said his September trip to the U.S. will take him to Philadelphia, New York and Washington — where he intends to canonize Blessed Junipero Serra — but probably no other stops.

Local Catholics make trip to Rome for canonizations

When multitudes gathered in St. Peter Square and surrounding streets for the double canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, Chicago Catholics were in the mix, including dozens with Polish heritage.

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