Albino Luciano, better known to the world as Pope John Paul I, reigned as pope for only 34 days before his death in September 1978. But he will soon join the ranks of 20th-century popes who the ...
The photos of a communion wafer with a large red smudge on it started popping up on social media and religious websites in October. Those who shared the images made an extraordinary claim: The smudge ...
VATICAN CITY – Lengthy historic investigations. Decrees of “heroic virtues.” Miraculous cures. The Vatican’s complicated saint-making process has long fascinated Catholics and non-Catholics alike, and ...
Even when they strain credulity, they can challenge our assumptions about popular piety and the limits of the possible. On May 17, the Roman Catholic commission responsible for correcting errors in ...
(The Conversation) – Albino Luciano, better known to the world as Pope John Paul I, reigned as pope for only 34 days before his death in September 1978. But he will soon join the ranks of 20th-century ...
The process requires a rigorous examination of the life and holiness of a candidate and involves several stages that can last years or even centuries. After someone with a reputation for exceptional ...