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Pope Francis clears way for Italian teen Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis was deemed responsible for saving the life of a young Costa Rican woman well after his own death.
Retrial set to begin for man who fatally shot ex-Saints star after traffic collision
A retrial was set to begin Monday for the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith almost eight years ago.
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Saints for sinners: These are the patron saints worshiped by drug cartels
An inside look at the "religious" saints — said to be the patrons of outlaws and murder — worshiped by drug cartels.
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Shia LaBeouf cast as saint Padre Pio in 'comeback' film after sex abuse lawsuit
The "Transformers" actor will star in director Abel Ferrara's film about the Italian monk Padre Pio.
Carlo Acutis rushed to sainthood while others wait centuries for the honor
Why the Catholic Church is fast-tracking the canonization of a teen web designer — while others wait a century to be recognized.
Mother Cabrini statue dedicated in Battery Park
A statue of Mother Frances Cabrini was finally unveiled Monday in Lower Manhattan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- ending a year of controversy over the idea of honoring the famed...
Italian teenage computer whiz beatified by Catholic Church
ASSISI, Italy — A 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006 moved a step closer to possible sainthood Saturday with his beatification in the town of Assisi,...
German cathedral shines spotlight on little-known St. Corona
A German cathedral has dug out from a treasure chamber its collection of remains of St. Corona, the little-known Christian martyr who has been purported to be the patron saint...
Cuomo says state will fund Mother Cabrini statue
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the city will be getting a statue of Mother Cabrini -- and that Albany's going to foot the bill. "The state's going to fund...
Chazz Palminteri reignites beef with Chirlane McCray over Cabrini statue
Actor Chazz Palminteri may have apologized to Chirlane McCray for calling her a "racist" -- but he's still looking for an explanation as to why New York City's first lady...
Cuomo backs Cabrini statue in ‘slap in the face’ to de Blasio
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged his "full support" for a statue of Saint Frances Cabrini -- in what attendees described as a "slap in the face" to Mayor Bill de...
This Bronx-born nun may become a saint
Shortly before she was brutally murdered by a military death squad in El Salvador, Sister Maura Clarke wrote to her mother in Queens with a simple request. She needed a...
Cardinal set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism
WARSAW, Poland — Pope Francis' decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland's Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two...
Pope visits Italy’s south to honor popular saint, Padre Pio
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy — Pope Francis on Saturday traveled to southern Italy to honor a hugely popular Italian saint, Padre Pio, praying silently before a glass display case holding...
Late Pope Paul VI will be made a saint, Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY - The late Pope Paul VI, who led the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s and 1970s during one of its most turbulent modern periods and enshrined its...
Vatican's new rules for handling relics of would-be saints
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for would-be saints, issuing detailed new guidelines Saturday that govern how body parts and...
Pope Francis proclaims two Fatima children saints
A century after their visions of the Virgin Mary began inspiring Catholics the world over, two shepherd children from a small Portuguese town attained sainthood on Saturday. In an emotional...
Catholic Church moves to canonize Dorothy Day
The movement to have Dorothy Day canonized started shortly after the centennial of her birthday, November 8, 1997, by John Cardinal O’Connor. He began the necessary process of gathering testimonials...