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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proclaiming seven new saints — including St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. Marianne Cope from North America -- Pope Benedict XVI said they are examples to the world of total dedication to Christ and tireless service to others. Pope Proclaims Seven New Saints, Including St. Kateri Monday, October 22, 2012

When Kateri Tekakwitha is proclaimed St. Kateri Tekakwitha on October 21, she will be the first member of a North American tribe to be declared a saint. Our First Native American Saint Sunday, September 30, 2012

TROYES, France (CNS) — Cardinal Angel Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, presided over the Sept. 22 beatification of French Father Louis Brisson, founder of the Oblates and the Oblates Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Founder Beatified Saturday, September 29, 2012

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- Catholics in the Philippines and the U.S. are preparing to celebrate the Oct. 21 canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, a teen catechist killed in Guam in the 17th century. Catholics in Philippines Prepare to Celebrate New Saint Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Throughout the world in 2012, the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Poor Clares is being celebrated. The simple life of St. Clare, who lived in a small place outside Assisi’s medieval walls, still speaks to us. Why? Her spiritual quest resonates with our yearnings to live authentically from the ... St. Clare's Gamble Saturday, August 11, 2012

FONDA, N.Y. (CNS)—With the beat of a drum sounding and the scent of burning sage and sweet grass permeating the hot, humid air, Native American Catholics honored a woman they already consider a saint July 14, her feast day. Feast Day Draws Native American Catholics Eager for Own Saint Monday, July 16, 2012

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CNS)—Since first learning in December that Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was to be canonized, the head of a committee named for her in the Syracuse Diocese said those who have a devotion to the saint to be "are walking on air." Those Devoted to Blessed Kateri 'Walking on Air' for Canonization Saturday, July 14, 2012

SOTTO IL MONTE GIOVANNI XXIII, Italy (CNS) -- When Blessed John XXIII met Queen Elizabeth II of England at the Vatican in 1961, the pope departed from Apostolic Palace protocol by inviting the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, inside his library for an unplanned chat. Blessed John XXIII's Hometown: School of Humility and Hard Work Saturday, June 09, 2012

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Although she was never canonized, St. Hildegard of Bingen is to be added to the Catholic Church's formal list of saints, and Catholics worldwide may celebrate her feast day with a Mass and special readings by order of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Recognizes Hildegard as Saint, Advances Other Causes Friday, May 11, 2012

SOTTO IL MONTE GIOVANNI XXIII, Italy (CNS) -- When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo G. Roncalli, chose 37-year old Father Loris F. Capovilla as his personal secretary in 1953, a skeptical adviser told the cardinal that the priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new ... Blessed John XXIII's Secretary Tells Tales of His Boss Saturday, May 05, 2012

With a hearty voice, an over-the-top Italian accent and old-fashioned Dominican habit, Sister Nancy Murray, O.P., strides up the aisle from the back door into the Cincinnati church named for St. Catherine of Siena. She greets everyone with “Buon giorno!” and instantly draws her audience into Catherine’s life story. Dramatizing vignettes from Catherine’s life, Sister Nancy uses minimal props, but somehow in the ... St. Catherine of Siena: A Feisty Role for Sister Nancy Murray Sunday, April 29, 2012

Perhaps the most popular sculptured image of Francis of Assisi is that of the bearded little man standing on a birdbath. This figure is so universal that you can find it as ... St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Ecology Sunday, April 22, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)—The Vatican is working to authenticate whether the 1997 healing of an Oakland-area man with incurable cancer came about through the intercession of Father Franz Stock, a German Army chaplain to Paris prisoners of the Nazis. Prayer to Wartime Priest May Have Led to Man's Recovery Wednesday, April 18, 2012

ROME (CNS) —The Philadelphia-born artist priest slowly inhaled, opened his mouth wide over an unfinished icon and released a long, belly-deep breath. Making an Icon Is Pilgrimage of Faith, Says Artist Tuesday, April 17, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. (CNS)—Father Edward Flanagan was declared a "servant of God" during a Mass March 17 at Immaculate Conception Church at Boys Town as the Archdiocese of Omaha formally opened the cause for sainthood for the founder of the home for troubled youths. Sainthood Causes Advance for Boys Town Founder, Others Sunday, March 25, 2012

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