This process led to the first official papal canonization, that of Swiss bishop St. Ulric in 993, by Pope John XV. Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the ...

The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta in southern Spain has begun to receive requests from Catholics asking the diocese to promote the canonization process of Diego Valencia, the sacristan who was murdered ...

(RNS) — The six-day certification course aims to teach ‘how to honor deserving candidates and expedite their path to sainthood in the Vatican,’ according to the center’s website. (RNS) — The first ...

St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, Calif. (Image courtesy of Google Maps) (RNS) — The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the ...

The general postulator of the Society of Jesus said he has begun compiling all of the writings of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe and seeking eyewitnesses who can attest to the holiness of order's late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People pray in front of the tomb of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inside the grottos of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican ...

UPPER DARBY — “I think he will fit very beautifully into the niche of the communion of saints as a very special patron.” Those are the words of The Most Reverend Charles Chaput, former Archbishop of ...

St. Teresa of Avila, mystic and founder of the Discalced Carmelites, and the first female declared doctor of the church, is depicted in a church in Troyes, France. Pope Francis and the Vatican are ...

VATICAN CITY — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday ...