The Diocese of Rome formally opened the sainthood process for a young Italian wife and mother who avoided inducing a premature birth and invasive treatment for cancer while she was pregnant.

When I was asked to accompany the Jesuit saint’s arm across Canada, various fears and questions flashed across my mind.

The Jesuits invite you to pray to Father Arrupe, and if any favors are received, to document them and send them to us.

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 leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views.

The image is the official one the Vatican will use on a tapestry when Blessed Romero is declared a saint Oct. 14.

Lessons in friendship from St. Francis de Sales