Saints

Their names may have faded from history books, but on May 31, the Church officially remembered them forever. In a solemn ceremony in Braniewo, northeastern Poland, 15 nuns from the Congregation of St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr, were beatified.

As Carlo Acutis completes his journey to canonization (postponsed from April 25-27 weekend due to the death of Pope Francis), a relic from the first millennial saint, and a display of his Eucharistic Miracles of the World exhibit, will be present in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed.

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.

A new film focusing on the last 14 days of St. Maximilian Kolbe’s life is aiming to capture the attention of millennials and Gen Z.

Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a "beacon of hope" and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her "Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on 5 September every year."

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, as a national shrine for pilgrims, the sanctuary announced Jan. 30.

Initially, Fr. David Bellusci, O.P. was simply interested in learning about Pier Giorgio Frassati’s journey toward joining the Third Order of Saint Dominic and why he is “Blessed.”

Educators from the Dufferin Peel Catholic board are drawing inspiration from three of the Canada's great missionary teachers.