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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.

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.

Why do we venerate relics of saints?

The veneration of relics is a fundamentally biblical practice; it is not some sort of innovation in the centuries after Christ.

Blessed Paul VI to be canonized in October

Blessed Paul VI will be declared a saint in late October at the end of the Synod of Bishops on youth and discernment, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

Rare relic of Auschwitz saint on display at St. Ita

For Conventual Franciscan Father Robert Cook, pastor of St. Ita Parish, St. Maximilan Kolbe isn’t some far-off legendary figure.

Vatican releases new instruction on authenticating, protecting relics

Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, said a new Vatican instruction.

Friar lived out faith, hope, charity every day, says cardinal

Blessed Solanus Casey always said that “as long as there is a spark of faith,” there can be no discouragement or sorrow, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes.

Celebrating St. Frances Cabrini’s Chicago roots

On July 15, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini would have been 167 years old. To mark the occasion, hundreds gathered with Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, a Chicago native, for Mass at the saint’s shrine on July 9.

Pope Francis to canonize Fatima seers May 13 in Portugal

Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions May 13.

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