saints and martyrs Archives

Pope signs decrees in causes for St. John Paul’s mentor, two martyrs

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Oct 3, 2019

Pope Francis recognized the miracle needed for the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a mentor and friend of St. John Paul II.

Investigation underway into cause for sainthood for martyrs of Burundi

Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
Aug 20, 2019

The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause.

Cause for beatification of British missionary in Zimbabwe opens Sept. 5

Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
Jul 29, 2019

The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen’s disease during the country’s civil war.

Bishops affirm diocese’s effort for Michigan stigmatist’s sainthood cause

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 13, 2019

The U.S. bishops, after being consulted about the sainthood cause of a man who, except for service in World War II, spent his life in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, gave vocal assent June 12 for the Diocese of Marquette to continue to pursue the cause.

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.

NY church agrees to move Fulton Sheen’s remains to Illinois

Associated Press, Church in the US
Jun 10, 2019

The Catholic Archdiocese of New York said Sunday it’ll cooperate in transferring Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s remains from Manhattan to Peoria, Illinois, after a court ruled Sheen’s niece could bury him there.