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Unexplainable events began upon 12-year-old Charlene Richard’s passing and have continued for the past 60 years, putting her on a long path to possible beatification, and ultimately, canonization. (Diocese of Lafayette)

Faith

Searching for a saint: The legend of Louisiana's Charlene Richard

Rafael Alvarez|May 1, 2023|10 Min Read

Mother Lange

Vatican accepts 'positio' in Mother Lange's cause; dicastery to review documents on her life

OSV News|Mar 9, 2023|4 Min Read

Elisabetta Martinez

Faith

Six sainthood candidates, including two lay women, closer to canonization

Justin McLellan|Feb 23, 2023|2 Min Read

Pope Francis walks by an image and relic of St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini in the Vatican audience hall Oct. 10, 2022, during a meeting with pilgrims who had come to Rome for the Italian priest's canonization. St. Scalabrini founded a religious order that ministers to migrants and refugees. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Refusal to help migrants is 'sinful, criminal,' pope says at canonization

Cindy Wooden|Oct 9, 2022|5 Min Read

Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho is among 81 martyrs of the Korean War on the path to sainthood. He is pictured in an undated portrait. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea)

Faith

Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs

Catholic News Service|Jun 9, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the canonization of 10 new saints in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 15, 2022. Five of the new saints are from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Saints' lives prove God's love for all, pope says at canonization Mass

Junno Arocho Esteves|May 15, 2022|4 Min Read

Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite martyred at the Dachau concentration camp, is pictured in an undated photo. Journalists signed a letter to Pope Francis requesting that Blessed Brandsma, who will be canonized May 15, 2022, be named a patron saint of journalists, alongside St. Francis de Sales. (CNS photo/courtesy Titus Brandsma Institute)

Faith

Titus Brandsma: A new patron saint of journalism?

Courtney Mares|May 10, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis has approved the canonization of Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite martyred at the Dachau concentration camp. Blessed Brandsma, pictured in an undated photo, is scheduled to be canonized May 15 at the Vatican along with nine others. (CNS photo/courtesy Titus Brandsma Institute)

Pope sets date for canonization of Blessed Brandsma, others

Carol Glatz|Mar 4, 2022|3 Min Read

Joseph Dutton, a sainthood candidate with the title of "Servant of God," is seen in this undated photo. He was a Civil War veteran who served in the leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa, Hawaii, from 1886 to 1931, in atonement, he said, for his turbulent post-war years. He assisted both St. Damien de Veuster and St. Marianne Cope primarily as "dresser of sores." (CNS photo/courtesy Hawaii Catholic Herald)

Bishops affirm dioceses' sainthood causes for three U.S. laypeople

Mark Pattison|Nov 17, 2021|6 Min Read

Blessed Charles de Foucauld is pictured in an undated photo. After a long delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis has set May 15, 2022, as the date for the canonization of Blessed Foucauld and six others. Born in Strasbourg, France, in 1858, Blessed de Foucauld lost his faith during his adolescence but rediscovered it after after being inspired by Muslims during a visit to Morocco. (CNS photo/courtesy of I.Media)

Pope sets date for canonization of Blessed de Foucauld, others

Cindy Wooden|Nov 9, 2021|3 Min Read

A monument dedicated to Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur is seen outside St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La., in the Lafayette Diocese. He was a World War II chaplain who gave his life while saving others on a Japanese prison ship. He is a candidate for sainthood and has the title "Servant of God." (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Lafayette) Editor's note: Best image available.

Faith

Two U.S. sainthood candidates' causes get big OK from U.S. bishops

Mark Pattison|Jun 17, 2021|4 Min Read

A canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 15, 2017. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

Pope Francis advances causes of China missionary, sister killed by Maoist guerrillas

Catholic News Agency|May 22, 2021|3 Min Read

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