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Meet the 3 women the U.S. bishops are considering for sainthood

November 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Michelle Duppong, about whom the Diocese of Bismarck has opened an investigation with a view to a cause for beatification. / University of Mary

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 13, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The U.S. Catholic bishops are preparing to… […]

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Pope Francis approves miracle attributed to a French nun who will be made a saint

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A stained glass window depicting Blessed Marie Rivier in the motherhouse of Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in France. / Public domain

Vatican City, Dec 13, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to Blessed Ma… […]

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Vatican regulates the role of postulator in saints’ causes

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A pilgrim attends the canonization of St. John Henry Newman in Rome, Oct. 13, 2019. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

Vatican City, Oct 19, 2021 / 07:05 am (CNA).
The Vatican has introduced formal regulations for postulators — those who help guide the proce… […]

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Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Italian Catholic priest who saved Jews in WWII

August 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The Franciscan friar Fr. Placido Cortese (1907-1944). / Il Messaggero di Sant’Antonio via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Vatican City, Aug 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of a Franciscan friar who helped to r… […]

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EU founding father Robert Schuman declared ‘venerable’ by Pope Francis

June 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Robert Schuman in August 1949. Credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-19000-2453 (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

Vatican City, Jun 19, 2021 / 05:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has declared venerable the French statesman Robert Schuman, known as a key “founding father” of the… […]

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Why hundreds are still drawn to the powerful legacy of the ‘Rosary Priest’

June 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Patrick Peyton. Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries.

Fall River, Mass., Jun 3, 2021 / 09:01 am (CNA).
Nearly three decades after his death, Father Patrick Peyton still receives fan mail.People from all over the world submit letters and … […]

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Pope Francis advances causes of China missionary, sister killed by Maoist guerrillas

May 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 15, 2017. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

CNA Staff, May 22, 2021 / 05:55 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Saturday advanced the causes of seven people, including a missionary to China and a sister killed by Mao… […]

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