sainthood
Detroit priest to be beatified, was known for helping others
By Ed White — November 18, 2017
DETROIT (AP) — Decades after his death, Solanus Casey is on a path to sainthood, celebrated as an incredibly humble man who brought people to God.
Medieval mystic maintains hold on the artistic imagination
By Kimberly Winston — July 10, 2017
CHICAGO (RNS) When she died on a pyre in 1431, she achieved an immortality in art and literature that surpasses all of her contemporaries and continues in a new photography exhibit by Susan Aurinko.
Granddaughter’s memoir paints complicated portrait of would-be saint Dorothy Day
By Yonat Shimron — March 8, 2017
(RNS) In 'Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty,' Hennessy presents Day as a matriarch with a close but complicated relationship with her only child, Tamar Hennessy, as well as her nine grandchildren.
Pope Francis eases sainthood process for murdered priest
By David Gibson — October 3, 2016
PARIS (Reuters) The Rev. Jacques Hamel was 85 years old when he was knifed to death at the altar by Islamist militants in July.
Mother Teresa is ‘Saint of the Doubters,’ says Jesuit author
By David Gibson — August 31, 2016
(RNS) The Rev. James Martin, author of the best-selling memoir 'My Life With the Saints,' talks about the canonization of Mother Teresa and how to look at sainthood in the modern era.
Pilgrims crowd church where Mother Teresa once prayed
By Yonat Shimron — August 17, 2016
LETNICA, Kosovo (RNS) A young Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu made the decision to become a nun in a church in this small village.
Mother Teresa miracle approved, sainthood set for September
By David Gibson — December 17, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis confirms what everyone already knew. But here's why the nun famous as the "saint of the gutters" may also become the "saint of the doubters."
What would Oscar Romero say today about El Salvador? (COMMENTARY)
By Timothy Kesicki — May 19, 2015
(RNS) “On this point there is no possible neutrality. We either serve the life of Salvadorans or we are accomplices in their death. … We either believe in a God of life or we serve the idols of death.”
New Palestinian saints highlight region’s beleaguered Christians
By Rosie Scammell — May 11, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The two nuns offer a glimmer of hope for Middle Eastern Christians, beset by violence and recent targeting by militants from the Islamic State group.
Statue of controversial missionary Junipero Serra could get booted from U.S. Capitol
By Kevin Eckstrom — February 10, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) A California lawmaker wants to replace a bronze statue of soon-to-be saint Junipero Serra with a monument honoring Sally Ride, the nation's first female astronaut.
Oscar Romero declared a martyr as Vatican inches him toward sainthood
By Josephine McKenna — January 9, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Romero's sainthood cause languished amid lingering Vatican suspicion of Liberation Theology, which flourished under Romero and was suppressed by both Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
Pope Paul VI is almost a saint: Here are 4 of his biggest legacies
By David Gibson — October 16, 2014
(RNS) Pope Francis has beatified his controversial predecessor, Paul VI, whom he hails for groundbreaking reforms that are often overlooked. But can Francis succeed where Paul fell short?
Vatican says no movement (yet) on sainthood for Oscar Romero
By Josephine McKenna — May 15, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Fans of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero want Pope Francis to declare him a martyr and place him on the path to sainthood, but Vatican officials say no official action has been taken yet.
Pope Paul VI to be beatified this fall: Will one miracle be sign of sainthood?
By Josephine McKenna — May 12, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Paul VI was elected in 1963 and implemented the reforms started by his predecessor, John XXIII, with the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
Popes John XXIII, John Paul II elevated to sainthood
By Josephine McKenna — April 27, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “We declare and define Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II be saints, and we enrole them among the saints, decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole church,” Francis declared to the crowd in Latin during the two-hour ceremony.
