Pope Francis attributed a second miracle to Carlo Acutis, one of the last steps toward canonization.
Tag: Beatifications and Canonizations
John Paul I, Pope for 33 Days in 1978, Will Be Beatified
Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to the last Italian pope, bringing him a step closer to becoming a saint.
Even the Pope Has Prayed to Venezuela’s Beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’
In a deeply polarized country, suffering an extreme health crisis, one of the few uniting beliefs is the admiration across the political spectrum for a doctor recently beatified by the Vatican.
Vatican Report Cast Pope John Paul II in Harsh New Light
The former pope was fast-tracked for canonization immediately after his death. But a tarnished legacy in dealing with the church’s sex abuse scandals has left critics to wonder whether it was too fast.
The Vatican’s Explosive McCarrick Report: 5 Takeaways
A new report about a disgraced former cardinal had the potential to implicate three separate papacies in scandal.
An Italian Teenager Could Become the First Millennial Saint
Carlo Acutis, who died at 15 in 2006 and was an early adopter of the internet, was beatified over the weekend, putting him on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis Apologizes to Roma for Mistreatment and Urges European Unity
“If Europe does not look carefully to future challenges, Europe will dry up,” the pontiff warned on a trip to Romania.
Catholic Monks, Nuns and Others Killed in Algeria’s Civil War Are Beatified
A cardinal held the beatification ceremony, said to be the first of its kind in a Muslim nation.