Despite differences of opinion on Cardinal Stepinac's life, the commission members said they were aware that the final decision on his canonization is of "the exclusive competence of the pope"

The pope is opening the way to recognize as saints those who act in ways they know will lead to their certain death.

De Sales’s insistence that a life of prayer “finds its ideal in the ordinary” will appeal to modern readers.

The Vatican earlier posed no objection to the beatification process of Father Palliola, who established Christian settlements in the western part of Mindanao among the Subanon tribe.

In a step toward possible sainthood, the remains of a former slave have been moved to a Catholic cathedral in Denver, where people lined up Wednesday to honor her and pray for her help.

An excerpt from Jesuit Sean Salai's new book "All the Pope’s Saints: The Jesuits Who Shaped Pope Francis"