Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints — known more popularly as All Saints’ Day — the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates all who have attained eternal life with God in heaven. The Catholic ...

(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 ...

St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, Calif. (Image courtesy of Google Maps) (RNS) — The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s ...

Recently, I got into a vigorous debate with a good friend who is also a good Catholic. He longs for the eventual canonization of the Irish alcoholic Venerable Matt Talbot (d. 1925). He says the Holy ...

When your high school’s namesake gets proclaimed a saint, there’s no playbook for how to celebrate. A situation like this is not unprecedented in the Catholic Church — after all, think of all the ...

In April 8, 2005, something happened in Rome that hadn’t happened for over 1,400 years: the congregation at a papal funeral Mass spontaneously proclaimed the deceased Pontiff a saint. The honoree was ...

(RNS) — The six-day certification course aims to teach ‘how to honor deserving candidates and expedite their path to sainthood in the Vatican,’ according to the center’s website. (RNS) — The first ...