(RNS) — The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, in early 2026. The Center for ...

This ceremony determines the final step of the canonization process through a vote to set the date on which the blessed will be proclaimed a saint. Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St.

The Catholic Church in Cambodia has concluded the diocesan enquiry, moving ahead with the canonization process of 12 Catholics, including the first Khmer Bishop Joseph Salas, who died during the Khmer ...

The Catholic Church makes saints to give the faithful role models. The process is cloaked in secrecy and open to criticism, given that it deals with science-defying miracles and notoriously ...

Sr. Norma Heredia stood on a crowded Roman sidewalk drinking maté, Argentina's national drink, moments after watching Pope Francis' coffin make its way to its final stop at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary ...