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Filipina nun declared venerable, moves closer to sainthood
Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo is the founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena
Lucena's first bishop now a step closer to sainthood
Pope Francis declares Bishop Alfredo Maria Obviar of Lucena, Quezon, as 'venerable'
Slain Salvador archbishop, Pope Paul VI to be made saints
Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Pope Paul VI will be canonized in October, announces Pope Francis
Reformist pope, murdered archbishop to be made saints
Pope Paul VI and Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero are on the path to sainthood
Pope Francis names 35 new saints, most of them martyrs
The new saints include 30 martyrs massacred in Brazil in the 17th century, 3 teens slain in 16th-century Mexico, a Spanish priest, and an Italian priest
Killed Filipino Jesuit in Cambodia on road to sainthood
UPDATED Jesuit seminarian Richie Fernando could become the first Filipino saint born in the 20th century
Pope raises 'gaucho priest' and 6 others to sainthood
Portraits of the new saints hung high among the columns of Saint Peter s Basilica at the Vatican where the pontiff blessed 7 relics of the saints
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Pope hails Teresa: Now a saint, always a mother
3rd UPDATE She made her voice heard before the powers of this world so that they might recognize their guilt for the crime – the crimes – of poverty they created says Pope Francis
Mother Teresa to be elevated to sainthood
The sainthood ceremony comes one day short of the 19th anniversary of Teresa s death at 87 in the Indian city where she spent her adult life first teaching then tending to the dying poor
Saint Teresa of Kolkata: Revered, reviled and misunderstood
The austere persona she displayed to the world with her gaunt masculine face masked a lighter albeit troubled soul
LIVE EVENT: Canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata
The Holy Mass and Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa to be led by Pope Francis will take place at 4:30 pm Manila time Sunday September 4
Mother Teresa's legacy under cloud as sainthood nears
In the Indian city where she rose to fame claims of medical negligence and financial mismanagement at her care homes threaten to cloud her legacy
Catholic icon Mother Teresa to be proclaimed a saint
The elevation of the Nobel Peace Prize winner to Catholicism s celestial pantheon comes on the eve of the 19th anniversary of her death in the Kolkata slums with which she is synonymous
Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa
UPDATED The move comes 19 years after the death of the missionary nun who dedicated most of her adult life to working with the poor of Kolkata India
Ateneo priest eyed as next Filipino saint
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle opens the process to declare Fr George Willmann SJ the next Filipino saint
Ilocano bishop might be next Filipino saint
The late Bishop Alfredo Verzosa of Vigan Ilocos Sur changed the religious spiritual and moral portrait of Southern Luzon where he was assigned in Lipa
Pope creates first Palestinian saints
The canonization of a third Palestinian – a Salesian monk – is still under review by the Church
Armenia marks emotional centenary of Ottoman massacres
More than 20 nations have so far recognized the killings as genocide a definition supported by numerous historians but vehemently opposed by Turkey
St. Joseph Vaz, Sri Lanka's first saint
St Joseph Vaz is credited for reviving Catholicism in Sri Lanka at a time of great religious persecution under Dutch rule
Vatican to beatify pope Paul VI in October: source
The miraculous healing of an unborn baby from an incurable illness is attributed to Paul VI leading him one step towards sainthood
Pope declares John Paul II, John XXIII saints
It is the first time that two Catholic Church leaders are declared saints on the same day
HIGHLIGHTS: Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II
Watch the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II as it happens
Pilgrims converge in Vatican for canonization of popes
More than one million faithful are expected to attend what will be a unique event
The Pope who loved the Filipino youth, family, and chocolate cake
Always the late John Paul II would ask Archbishop Cruz how the Filipino youth and family are living the faith and would recall the extraordinary welcome he had during his papal visits
Ukraine PM to meet Pope Francis amid crisis
The Vatican has faced some criticism over its low key reaction to the spiraling crisis in Ukraine
Dissenters voice doubt over John Paul II sainthood
Pope John Paul is slated to be declared a saint on Sunday but some disagree with the declaration of his sainthood
Lost your wallet? Looking for a job? Name the saint
Lost your wallet? Making a far off journey into the unknown? Looking for a job? The answer for many Catholics lies in praying to the plethora of saints
Vatican: John Paul II, John XXIII to become saints
2nd UPDATE In a rare move the Pope dispenses with the need for a second miracle to declare John XXIII a saint
Pope sets Italy queen on path to sainthood
Pope Francis authorizes the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to recognize a miracle attributed to Marie Christine of Savoy setting her on the path to sainthood
Calungsod declared 2nd Filipino saint
3rd UPDATE St Pedro Calungsod the Philippines second saint is seen as a model for the youth and migrant workers as well as netizens
