Pope John Paul has declared the Roman Catholic Church's first Chinese saints. In a Vatican ceremony Sunday, the pontiff added 87 Chinese and 33 foreign missionaries to its list of saints.

In an unusual act, Pope Francis has included 21 non-Catholic Christians in the Roman Martyrology — an official list of martyrs, saints and blesseds. What’s more, he did so with the consent of ...

After the weeklong assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops ... for the martyrs of Kandhamal,” it was postponed at the 11th hour due to an appeal from top Odisha government and police ...

The latter's aim is to come up with a list of people worthy of this title. The Catholic priest is the first victim of religious hatred to be recognised in the predominantly Hindu nation. "Martyrs ...

The equipollent, or “equivalent” canonization, announced by the Vatican on Wednesday, recognizes the long-standing veneration of the Carmelite martyrs ... written by famous Catholic novelist ...