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October 6, 2019

Sr. Carmelina’s cause takes next step

Fr. Claudio Picccinini celebrates Mass in 1977 in the Toronto hospital where Sr. Carmelina Tarantino professed her vows at the first Passionist Sister in Toronto.

Toronto takes a major step toward claiming its first saint on Oct. 20 with a Mass to close the initial stage of investigation into the possibility of canonizing Sr. Carmelina Tarantino.

Published in Canada
August 20, 2019

Investigation begun into sainthood cause for Burundi martyrs

Xavier Missionary Fathers Ottorino Maule and Aldo Marchiol are pictured in a composite photo with lay volunteer Catina Gubert. An investigation into the sainthood cause of the three missionary martyrs killed in Burundi opened June 21, 2019.

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause.

Published in Faith