Majority of recent sainthood causes come from Italy, says cardinal

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:00:00 -0500

VATICAN CITY – The overwhelming majority of sainthood causes the past decade have originated in Italy, said the head of the Vatican office responsible for investigating the causes.

Pope advances sainthood causes of martyrs during Spanish civil war

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:30:00 -0500

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis furthered the sainthood causes of seven men and women as well as recognized more than 100 martyrs who were killed during the Spanish civil war.

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Majority of recent sainthood causes come from Italy, says cardinal

Pope advances sainthood causes of martyrs during Spanish civil war