Catholic saints
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher — December 1, 2023
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — The pilgrimage to Kalaupapa, defined by its natural isolation in northern Molokai, is logistically challenging and restricted under normal circumstances.
‘Modern Saints’ book offers more relatable, sometimes provocative icons
By Kathryn Post — November 28, 2023
(RNS) — The book, out Dec. 5, includes reflections from 50 ‘saints of tomorrow,’ including Jesuit priest James Martin and public theologian Christena Cleveland.
Gamer and programmer Carlo Acutis could be the right saint for Gen Z, new book argues
By Claire Giangravé — June 28, 2023
(RNS) — A kid who loved computers and died at 15 of leukemia can be an inspiration on how to live in the digital age, new book says.
As their World Cup team advances, Argentines call on folk saints for help
By Eduardo Campos Lima — December 9, 2022
SÃO PAULO, Brazil (RNS) — One expert said that while official Catholic saints tend to be invoked in church, ‘folk saints tend to be more visible in public spaces, including soccer fields.’
The nun who became a star shares her wisdom in new book of letters
By Yonat Shimron — October 24, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Wendy Beckett's three-year correspondence with Robert Ellsberg, the publisher and editor in chief of Orbis Books, reveals a life devoted to saints, holiness, beauty, suffering and prayer.
John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling” pope, is beatified
By Frances D'emilio — September 6, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — John Paul I, the pontiff recognized for his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death shocked the world, was beatified on Sunday by Pope Francis.
Think of Pope John Paul I’s life, not his death, supporters of his beatification say
By Claire Giangravé — September 2, 2022
(RNS) — Rumors surrounding Pope John Paul I’s sudden death have obscured the legacy of his life for too long, postulants for his sainthood said.
Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in ‘Padre Pio’
By Nicole Winfield — August 26, 2022
(AP) – Director Abel Ferrara's new project starring Shia LaBeouf pays homage to Padre Pio, the mystic Capuchin monk best known for having displayed the “stigmata” wounds of Christ.
Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints
By Nicole Winfield — May 15, 2022
ROME (AP) — Sunday's ceremony was evidence that Francis is still able to still walk, but appears to be taking it as easy as possible to let the ligaments heal before an intense period of travel starting in July.
Gold ring stolen from St. Nicholas statue in Italian church
By Associated Press — March 23, 2022
ROME (AP) — A thief broke into the Basilica of St. Nicholas in the southern city of Bari overnight, stealing a gold ring from a finger of a statue.
St. Brigid, the compassionate, sensible female patron saint of Ireland, gets a lot less recognition than St. Patrick
By Lisa Bitel — March 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Irish government recently declared a national holiday for St. Brigid. A medieval historian explains her fascinating life and history.
Rebooting Hildegard of Bingen
By Susan Garthwaite — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — Look past pop culture images to the spiritually wise Hildegard, help for our times.
Making an American saint can take more than a miracle
By Joe Drape — December 10, 2020
(RNS) — The cause of a Catholic priest killed in the Korea conflict ticked most of the boxes, but his candidacy had to overcome two formidable obstacles.
Today’s perfectionists can find healing in the Sacred Heart
By Paul O'Donnell — June 27, 2019
(RNS) — Why did some of the best-known saints see meditating on and imitating the heart of Jesus as the key to their victory over perfectionism?
Vatican considers sainthood for Lakota Sioux medicine man
By Kirk Petersen — August 21, 2018
(RNS) — The Catholic Church could get its second Native American saint if a Vatican research trip to South Dakota this month leads to confirmation of two miracles performed by Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakota Sioux medicine man born in the Civil War era.
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