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Seven New Saints Canonized by Pope Leo XIV on World Mission Sunday, Including Venezuela’s First Saints
Canonizing seven new saints on World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV said God is present wherever the innocent suffer, and his form of justice is forgiveness.
Young Adults Envision St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati Drawing Their Community to Church
At San Damiano Mission, a parish the diocese established in 2015 to serve young adults in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area, there is great hope that the two new saints will bring more young people into the Catholic Church.
Youth From Brooklyn and Queens Find Inspiration in Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
Young Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn found inspiration in Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati during prayer, adoration, and relic veneration ahead of their Sept. 7 canonization, deepening their call to holiness and community.
Debunking the Myth of Incorruptible Saints: ‘All of This Is False’
Retired Vatican investigator Msgr. Robert Sarno debunks the myth of incorruptible saints, saying preserved bodies are natural, not miraculous.
Retired Brooklyn Priest Had Hand in Blessed Frassati’s Canonization Cause
Retired Brooklyn priest Msgr. Robert Sarno played a key role in the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati after investigating a miraculous healing.
Pope Sets Sept. 7 for Joint Canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati
Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.
Vatican Accepts ‘Positio’ in Mother Lange’s Cause; Dicastery to Review Documents on Her Life
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.
Saints’ Lives Prove God’s Love for All, Pope says at Canonization Mass
An estimated 45,000 pilgrims from around the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the beginning of the canonization Mass, and tens of thousands more arrived in time for the recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer afterward, the Vatican said.
Pope Advances Sainthood Causes, Including of French nun
Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Marie Rivier, a French nun who founded the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, paving the way for her canonization.