The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified ...

An Italian priest who was killed for his efforts to save Jews during World War II was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. ROME (JTA) – An Italian priest who was killed for his efforts to ...

This was the first time an entire family has been beatified, a great honour and a step towards sainthood. They were executed in 1944 with the Jews they sheltered in south-eastern Poland ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to ...

The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize abortion.

A Venezuelan doctor known for treating the poor during the Spanish flu pandemic a century ago has been beatified, a step toward sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. José Gregorio Hernández ...