Excommunication is not usually on the path to canonization. In the Church’s whole history, only five individuals were excommunicated and then later named saints. Being banned from the sacraments is ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia is celebrating the 10th anniversary this year of the canonization of the country’s first and only saint, St. Mary MacKillop. The pioneering religious sister founded the ...

THE Catholic Church is selling off the birth site of its most revered Australian figure, and only saint, Mary MacKillop. The Herald Sun can reveal the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne will sell the ...

(Reuters) - Pope Benedict presided over a ceremony on Sunday making six new saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including Mary MacKillop, Australia's first saint. Here are some key facts about ...

VATICAN CITY The pope made the announcement during a ceremony at the Vatican and set the formal canonization for Oct. 17 in Rome. Five others -- from Italy, Spain, Poland and Canada -- will be ...

Pope Benedict on Sunday gave Australia its first saint, a 19th century "whistleblower" nun who activists say should be the patron of victims of sexual abuse by priests because she was punished for ...

Pope Francis greets a child as he rides in the popemobile after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 28, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI today approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia’s first saint. The pope made the announcement during ...