By John Cannon Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands ...

Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel, the Vatican said ...

Blessed Carmen Rendíles Martínez, born in Caracas in 1903, is poised to become Venezuela's first female saint.

BLESSED Peter To Rot will be the first canonised saint from Papua New Guinea.   Blessed Peter was a lay catechist born on ...

Pope Francis has approved the decree for the canonization of Blessed Peter To Rot, a layman from Papua New Guinea martyred ...

That included clearing the path to canonization for the first saints to hail from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea, as well as an archbishop killed during the massacres of Armenians in 1915.

in signs of continued improvements during his convalescence at the Vatican after beating life-threatening double pneumonia during a five-week hospital stay. “The pope is continuing physical and ...

Pope's Work During Convalescence Includes Clearing Path for Saints From Venezuela, Papua New Guinea VATICAN CITY ... at the Vatican after beating life-threatening double pneumonia during a ...

That included clearing the path to canonization for the first saints to hail from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea, as well as an archbishop killed during the massacres of Armenians in 1915.