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Bishop ‘touched emotionally’ by film on Father Tolton’s boyhood, family

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Mar 2, 2019

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry, postulator of Father Augustus Tolton’s sainthood cause, said he was “touched emotionally” by the portrayal of the African-American priest’s boyhood and family life in the new short film “Across.”

Tolton sainthood cause advances; next step would be ‘venerable’ decree

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Feb 21, 2019

The canonization cause for Father Augustus Tolton is just one step away from going to Pope Francis for the priest to be declared “venerable.”

Booze, cigars and a halo? Chesterton sainthood cause awaits approval

Interviews
Feb 7, 2019

One of the leading scholars behind the push to advance the cause for canonization of celebrated writer G.K. Chesterton has published a new book hitting back at critics of the “prolific” 20th century author and making a case for his sainthood, a process already in the works and waiting for approval to go forward.

Sainthood cause opens for most controversial Jesuit of last half-century

Interviews, Vatican
Feb 4, 2019

A cause for Spanish Basque Father Pedro Arrupe, who led the Jesuits from 1965-83, opens in Rome on Tuesday.

Discretion may be better part of valor on honors, awards for popes

News Analysis
Dec 21, 2018

There’s a good case why popes shouldn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize, which turns out to be similar to why they shouldn’t be declared saints.

‘Romero saved my wife’s life,’ says husband of new saint’s miracle woman

Church in the Americas, Interviews
Oct 18, 2018

The husband of the woman whose healing paved the way for sainthood for Oscar Romero says he initially didn’t want to pray to him: “I grew up with Romero this, Romero that … I got tired,” he said.