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The faithful venerate a relic of Blessed Rosario Livatino at the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Italy, Jan. 20, 2023.

Blood-stained shirt of beatified judge killed by Mafia displayed in Rome

Jan 20, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Friday, the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro welcomed the relic for a few hours with a ceremony and... Read more

The 10 Elizabethan sisters beatified on June 11, 2022, in Wrocław, Poland.

Meet the 10 newest blesseds of the Catholic Church

Jun 18, 2022

The 10 Elizabethan sisters were murdered by Red Army soldiers in 1945. Read more

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński ordains Father Jerzy Popiełuszko to the priesthood on May 28, 1972.

50 years ago, the paths of 2 heroic Polish blesseds crossed

May 28, 2022

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński ordained Father Jerzy Popiełuszko to the priesthood on May 28, 1972. Read more

The tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in the Sanctuary of the Spoliation, part of Assisi’s Church of St. Mary Major.

Blessed Carlo Acutis: Permanent reopening of tomb postponed

Jul 15, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Visitors can still pray at the closed tomb in Assisi, Italy. Read more

The monument to Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B., in St. Agatha of the Goths church. Courtesy of Duncan G. Stroik Architecture.

Cardinal Burke honors Irish blessed with monument

Nov 15, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke recently unveiled a monument he commissioned for his titular church – Saint Agatha of the Goths... Read more