The canonizations, previously approved by the late Pope Francis, will be presided over by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 19 at the ...

Pope Leo XIV has created seven new saints, bringing the total number of people who posthumously received this title to nine ...

COMMENTARY: Canonizations often arrive with providential timing, and the newest saints — from Peter To Rot to Bartolo Longo — ...

For Leo XIV, St. Peter To Rot, the first native Papuan saint, offers “an inspiring example of steadfastness and fortitude in ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the central importance of faith in today’s world as he declared that the Catholic Church has seven ...

Bartolo, who died in 1926 at 85 years old, first deviated from the Catholic Church after losing his mother early in life.

Canonizing seven new saints on World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV said God is present wherever the innocent suffer.

(OSV News) -- When Pope Leo XIV raises three women and four men to the altar Oct. 19, he will canonize a diverse group of ...

Pope Leo XIV approved the canonizations of 20th-century European martyrs killed “in hatred of the faith” under Nazi and ...

May their intercession assist us in our trials and their example inspire us in our shared vocation to holiness,' the pontiff ...