For Barrios, the spiritual legacy of the Italian politician, who served as Italy’s prime minister from 1945 to 1953 — as already highlighted by Pope Pius XII and St. Paul VI — is based on ...

The Holocaust, and Pius XII’s decision not to speak out directly ... photo ops, and the canonization of local saints. And he placed the figure of the Pope at the center of controversies over ...

Peter was declared a martyr and beatified in 1889. Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism.

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

The 20th century saw Popes navigate major global crises. Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) during World War II and Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) initiated the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), which ...

The author, who remained bedridden for more than 30 years following an incident, claimed to have received visions and revelations from Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Maria Valtorta (1897–1961) was ...

Pope Francis, the first South American pope, signed the decree for the canonization of Hernadez from a hospital in Rome on Tuesday. A date for his canonization has not been set. The South American ...

Lincoln police are investigating after a priest who taught at Lincoln Pius X High School self-reported sexual misconduct with students to a therapist, the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln said Tuesday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — The Diocese of Lincoln has suspended a priest and teacher with Pius X amid self-reported allegations of sexual misconduct. Father Joe Bernardo has been suspended after ...

Cecilia Casolani, the couple's daughter. The meeting focused on the ongoing efforts towards the canonization of Henry and Inez Casolani, who are currently being considered for sainthood by the ...

A Kansas priest who died while serving others in the Korean War is another step closer to sainthood. Pope Francis has recognized the offering of life of Reverend Emil Kapaun, an Army chaplain.

It moved him a step closer to possible sainthood. What does that mean? As Pew Research Center explains, the Catholic Church teaches that all people in heaven are saints, but that canonized saints ...