Congregation for the Cause of Saints Archives

‘Positio’ for sainthood cause for Boys Town founder presented to Vatican

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 24, 2019

The sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan took a step forward July 22 with the presentation of the “positio” to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, along with a letter of support from Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas.

Pope advances sainthood causes for U.S. priest, Spanish martyrs

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jun 12, 2019

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Father Augustus Tolton, who was the first African American diocesan priest in the United States and founder of the first black Catholic parish in Chicago.

Pope recognizes virtues of French brother who served in the Caribbean

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Apr 8, 2019

Pope Francis formally recognized that French De La Salle Brother Victorino Arnaud Pages, who dedicated his life to establishing schools and alumni associations in the United States and the Caribbean, lived the Christian virtues in a holy way.

Pope recognizes martyrdom of Romanian bishops, Italian missionary

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Mar 20, 2019

Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of an Italian missionary killed in Myanmar and seven Romanian Catholic bishops — one of whom was secretly named a cardinal by St. Paul VI — persecuted during the communist era.

Spanish Church honors martyred seminarians

Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
Mar 14, 2019

A 22-year-old who was shot 11 times in the street and a 21-year-old stabbed to death after being imprisoned in his local church are among a group of nine Spanish seminarians beatified as Catholic martyrs from the country’s civil war persecution.

Vatican announces Newman, Mindszenty move closer to sainthood

Vatican
Feb 13, 2019

Pope Francis on Wednesday approved decrees that advanced the sainthood causes of English Cardinal John Henry Newman and Hungarian Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty.