Can’t go to Assisi? Visit a US replica of the tiny church where St. Francis founded order July 20, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News In Assisi, one of the main pilgrim draws is a tiny church dwarfed by its expansive surroundings, the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels near Assisi, Italy.
Sheen remembered July 20, 2026By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Saints Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was a prominent priest and bishop of the 20th century. He was a brilliant philosophy professor at The Catholic University of America, the kind whose lectures drew students from all over campus. In the 1930s and ’40s, he hosted a weekly national radio program, “The Catholic Hour.” Millions listened to his talks.
Cause for novelist Sigrid Undset’s canonization expected to open in fall July 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Preparations are underway in Norway to open a canonization cause for the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sigrid Undset, Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo announced July 8.
Major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque attract throngs of faithful to the Baltimore Basilica July 7, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Saints Hundreds of people venerated the major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque during a July 5-6 visit to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
Relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to visit Baltimore Basilica July 5-6 June 24, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Saints Major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the 17th-century French nun known as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart, will be available for public veneration at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore July 5-6 as part of a nationwide tour organized by the Knights of Columbus.
Pope Leo prays at St. Augustine’s tomb in Pavia, calling all to be signs of Jesus’ love June 22, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV knelt in prayer at the tomb of St. Augustine June 20, returning to the basilica where he once guided the late Pope Benedict XVI as the leader of the Augustinian order, only this time as the first Augustinian pope in history.
Pope Leo XIV venerates heart of Mother Cabrini, calls for more missionaries like her June 22, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV venerated a relic of the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen ever canonized a saint, during a visit June 20 to her hometown in northern Italy, saying that her missionary devotion to migrants speaks directly to the challenges of today’s world.
The father behind the pope: How Karol Wojtyla Sr. helped shape St. John Paul II June 17, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Karol Wojtyla Sr., the father of the future St. John Paul II, raised his son alone after the death of his wife, leaving an enduring example of fatherhood rooted in faith, sacrifice and daily presence which helped shape one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
Pope Leo praises newly beatified Salesian martyrs killed for their fidelity to Christ June 16, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Nine Polish Salesian priests killed in German Nazi concentration camps during World War II were beatified June 6 at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Kraków during a Mass that highlighted not only their martyrdom but also their lives as educators, pastors and mentors to young people.
Child protection, sainthood causes, World Youth Day on US bishops’ spring meeting agenda June 11, 2026By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Headlining the June 10 public session of the U.S. bishops’ spring plenary in Orlando were addresses by the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the new apostolic nuncio to the United States, along with a preliminary presentation on proposed updates to the bishops’ landmark document on protection policies for children and minors.
Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint dedicated life to New York’s Italian immigrants June 6, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Saints The heroic love of God and neighbor that motivated her was formally recognized in 1946 when Frances Cabrini was declared a saint. That made her the first U.S. citizen to be canonized — even though she remained, in the words of a historian, “Italian … to the very marrow of her bones.”
6 things to know about the Sacred Heart devotion June 6, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News As the U.S. bishop prepare to consecrate the United States to Jesus’ Sacred Heart June 11 during their spring meeting in Orlando, Florida, here are six things to know about devotion to the Sacred Heart.
