Blessed Cristobal, along with two other indigenous Tlaxcalteca youths, Blessed Antonio and Blessed Juan, will be canonized Oct. 15 at the Vatican

Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church's role in erasing Lakota culture.

The saints and heroes of our faith have much to teach us about our contemporary political context.

Father Stanley Rother is the first U.S. born priest to be named 'blessed'

Sister Marita Rother really didn't get to know her brother, Father Stanley Rother, as a priest until she visited him in Guatemala in the 1970s.

Father Don McCarthy shares memories of his friend Father Stanley Rother, who was martyred in Guatemala.