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The First Black American Catholic Priest Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Saint

Pope Francis has moved the Rev. Augustus Tolton into the second stage of the four-part canonization process. There are still no black American Catholic saints.
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Jewish Groups Condemn 'Anti-Semitic' Sainthood Candidate Backed By Pope

Cardinal August Hlond, who led the Polish Catholic Church during WWII, warned about the “harmful moral influence of Jews.”
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Pope Francis Announces A New Way To Become A Saint

There are now four paths to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
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10 Mother Teresa Quotes That Remind Us Of Her Enduring Legacy

"Do ordinary things with extraordinary love."
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Pope Declares Swedish Nun Who Sheltered Jews During The Holocaust A Saint

Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad helped hide Jewish families in her convent during the German occupation of Rome.
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Mother Teresa Is Officially Becoming A Saint

Her canonization is set for September 2016.
By David Gibson & Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service

It Turns Out Saint Is Not That Unusual Of A Baby Name

U.S. parents have been naming their babies Saint for well over a century.
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Skeletal Remains Of Patron Saint Of Rape Victims Goes On Display

Maria Goretti died at the hands of her attacker in 1902.
By Paul Vale, HuffPost UK

Bundle Of Bones Found In Welsh Pub Could Belong To English Saint

Catholic priest John Plessington was canonized after being killed for his faith in 1679.
By John Bingham, Telegraph.co.uk

Sister Blandina Segale, Nun Who Confronted Billy the Kid, Faces First Sainthood Test

"The fastest nun in the West."
By Russell Contreras, Associated Press