Here is a brief summary of how the Roman Catholic Church recognises sainthood. The process that can lead to sainthood, known as a "cause", cannot usually start until five years after a person's death.

From formerly enslaved runaway to revered saint, St. Moses the Black's life tells a story of radical redemption. Now, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese brings the tale of the bandit ...

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", ...

Scripture Reading & Sermon - the preacher preaches on themes related to the feast: friendship with the saints, the communion of saints, the meaning of devotion to the saints, etc. Part Two ...

44.5 x 39 cm. (17.5 x 15.4 in.) ...

There are two points I want to make here: First, our worship is an icon of heavenly things ... us the privilege of joining the angels and saints who worship before him. It should make us strive ...

Residents of the Mostar settlement Raštani found this morning the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Procopius, which they built ...

The oldest, Sylvain of Gaza, a bishop, died a martyr with 39 of his companions ... Jean and Barsanuphe of Gaza are two important figures of monasticism. Barsanuphe, an Egyptian monk, founded ...

An important aspect of this is that 11 of the 21 future cardinals are members of religious orders: four Franciscans, two Dominicans ... of the 19 Algerian martyrs in 2018. Naturalized Algerian ...

Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome of a North Texas Christian Orthodox Church with an iconic representation of the ...

Messier claimed he is a "direct descendant of the Kings of France (Scotland, Aragon and Castille)." That branch of royalty, according to him, owns the rights to the fleur-de-lis design used with the ...