Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and ...

An AP photographer captured a visual story about Father Spyridon, the monk depicted in the image, using the clouds to give ...

For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and ...

OKC and L.A. art icon Ed Ruscha remembers Goode, his longtime friend and fellow artist, as "the fun-loving altar boy with the ...

(CNN) — Millennials will soon have their first video-gamer saint when Carlo Acutis is canonized later this month, but ...

“In early 2024, we presented a feasibility study to the Catholic Schools Board,” said María José Valladares, vice president ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (born Oct. 26, 1864), known as “the poor’s doctor,” the first Venezuelan layperson to be beatified.

Venezuela Will Have Its First Female Saint After Approval From Pope Francis CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis.

His body was later transferred to an Assisi cemetery as Acutis had asked, because of his devotion to the hometown medieval saint, St. Francis. His road to sainthood — the canonization process ...

ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims ... Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, who will be canonized on April 27.