By Simone Orendain OSV News CHICAGO — A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, will be put in a public park on Chicago’s Near West Side. It will replace a Christopher Columbus statue that was removed during the pandemic. The Chicago Park District announced Feb. 18 that Mother Cabrini received 1,500 […]
Supporters of trailblazing priest rally for his sainthood cause
By Catherine M. OdellOSV News SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to promoting his cause for sainthood. This was the […]
Born in U.S., but a global missionary and leader
By Maria Wiering OSV News Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 as he introduced himself to the world as the 266th successor to St. Peter — the first American to hold that role. His first words: “Peace be with […]