Pope Francis issued a decree declaring the sainthood of Blessed Margaret of Città di Castello, a much-loved Italian Dominican laywoman.

On Friday, three priests and seven lay people who were killed for their faith in Guatemala become "blesseds". Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti of Quiché recalls their example of courage and faith in an interview with Vatican News, highlighting that it is a source of inspiration for the people of Guatemala.

"May their example spur us to a greater commitment to fidelity to God, one capable also of transforming society and making it more just and fraternal,"

While St. Teresa of Avila was outstanding in many ways, her union with Christ through prayer made her an "exceptional woman," Pope Francis said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced March 25 that one of the three new Staten Island Ferry boats transporting people between Staten Island and lower Manhattan will be named for Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day, whose sainthood cause is being considered by the Vatican.

St. Alphonsus Liguori, proclaimed a doctor of the church 150 years ago primarily because of his contributions to moral theology, knew how important it was to offer people concrete help in drawing closer to God rather than simply quoting doctrine to them, Pope Francis said.

It wasn't the "packed house" normally associated with St. Patrick's Day Mass at Most Holy Trinity Parish, but the faithful did gather to give God thanks for the Irish patron's spreading of the faith on the Emerald Isle.

Less than a month after he recognized the "heroic virtues" of three Italian women religious who died caring for Ebola patients in Congo, Pope Francis did the same for three others who also contracted the disease and died in 1995.

The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face of the nation's first American-born saint.

William Hansen kept his silence for over 50 years about being one of the POWs who buried Father Emil Kapaun's body after the priest died May 23, 1951.

On Monday, 15 March, we will mark the 310th Anniversary of the death of Padre Eusebio Kino (in Magdalena, Son, Mx.) The Faithful throughout the Diocesan of Tucson are invited to join in prayer for the advancement of Fr. Kino's cause

A priest related to Princes William and Harry took a major step closer to sainthood when Pope Francis declared him venerable.

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of one of Princes William and Harry's 19th-century ancestors as well as the causes of three Italian nuns who died from the Ebola virus while ministering to patients in Congo.