Causes for Canonization
The path to sainthood is a journey of four stages. Follow these active causes and support the men and women whose heroic virtue is being examined by the Church.
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1991–2006
St. Carlo Acutis
Italian teenager who catalogued Eucharistic miracles online. Canonized September 7, 2025, by Pope Leo XIV. Patron of the internet.
Diocese of Assisi
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1901–1925
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Young Italian layman who lived radical charity in secret and died at 24 serving the poor. Canonized September 7, 2025.
Archdiocese of Turin
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1870–1957
Solanus Casey, O.F.M. Cap.
Capuchin friar and humble doorkeeper in Detroit whose intercession brought healings to thousands.
Archdiocese of Detroit
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1935–1981
Fr. Stanley Rother
Oklahoma farm boy turned priest who refused to abandon his Guatemalan parish and was martyred for it. First American-born martyr beatified.
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1852–1890
Fr. Michael McGivney
Parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus to protect immigrant Catholic families. Beatified 2020.
Archdiocese of Hartford
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1895–1979
Abp. Fulton J. Sheen
Archbishop, television pioneer, and the most influential Catholic communicator of the 20th century. Beatification approved February 2026.
Diocese of Peoria
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1854–1897
Fr. Augustus Tolton
The first recognized Black American Catholic priest, ordained in Rome after every U.S. seminary rejected him.
Archdiocese of Chicago
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1813–1862
Henriette DeLille
Free woman of color in antebellum New Orleans who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family to serve enslaved and free Black communities.
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1842–1936
Fr. Nelson Baker
The "Padre of the Poor" who built one of the largest charitable institutions in America in Lackawanna, New York.
Diocese of Buffalo
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1893–1984
Mother Angeline Teresa McCrory
Founded the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, revolutionizing Catholic eldercare in America.
Archdiocese of New York
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1897–1980
Dorothy Day
Journalist, social activist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Archdiocese of New York
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1904–1984
Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.
Jesuit priest who spent 23 years in Soviet prisons and Siberian labor camps.
Diocese of Allentown
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1916–1951
Ven. Fr. Emil Kapaun
Army chaplain captured in Korea who kept his fellow POWs alive through faith, humor, and stolen food. Declared Venerable February 2025. Medal of Honor.
Diocese of Wichita
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1886–1948
Ven. Fr. Edward Flanagan
Irish-born founder of Boys Town who believed "there are no bad boys." Declared Venerable March 2026 by Pope Leo XIV.
Archdiocese of Omaha
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1937–1990
Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA
Granddaughter of slaves who became the most electrifying Black Catholic evangelist of the 20th century.
Diocese of Jackson
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
c. 1833–1918
Julia Greeley
Born into slavery in Missouri, she became Denver's "Angel of Charity," delivering food and coal to the poor in secret.
Archdiocese of Denver
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1909–1992
Ven. Fr. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.
"The family that prays together stays together." The Rosary Priest who brought prayer to Hollywood and the world. Declared Venerable 2017.
Diocese of Scranton
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1863–1950
Nicholas Black Elk
Oglala Lakota holy man, catechist, and convert who brought over 400 souls into the Catholic Church on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Diocese of Rapid City
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1984–2015
Michelle Duppong
FOCUS missionary from a North Dakota farm whose journals revealed a hidden mystic. The fastest American cause opened in modern times.
Diocese of Bismarck
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1947–1959
Charlene Richard
A 12-year-old Cajun girl who offered her suffering from leukemia for others. Known as "the little Cajun saint."
Diocese of Lafayette
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1819–1888
Fr. Isaac Hecker
Convert and founder of the Paulist Fathers, the first religious community of men established in America.
Archdiocese of New York
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1922–2000
Sr. Ida Peterfy, SDSH
Hungarian-born foundress who survived Nazis and Communists to bring joyful catechesis to children in California.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1904–1957
Cora Evans
Convert from Mormonism who became a Catholic mystic. Her cause promotes the "Mystical Humanity of Christ" devotion.
Diocese of Monterey
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1891–1927
P. Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J.
Jesuit priest martyred during Mexico's Cristero persecution. Executed by firing squad with arms outstretched, crying "Viva Cristo Rey!"
Archdiocese of Mexico City
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1862–1937
Concepción Cabrera de Armida
Married laywoman and mother of nine who authored 60,000+ pages of mystical writings. First Mexican laywoman beatified.
Archdiocese of Mexico City
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1913–1928
José Sánchez del Río
Teenage Cristero martyr who refused to renounce his faith under torture. The youngest Mexican saint, canonized 2016.
Diocese of Zamora
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1878–1938
Rafael Guízar y Valencia
Bishop of Veracruz known as the "Bishop of the Poor" who ministered in disguise during anti-Catholic persecution. First canonized Latin American bishop.
Diocese of Veracruz
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1896–1985
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Russian-born laywoman who founded the Madonna House Apostolate in Ontario. Social justice pioneer, author, and spiritual mother.
Diocese of Pembroke
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1800–1851
Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin
Foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Montreal. Devoted her life to the poor, elderly, orphans, and mentally ill.
Archdiocese of Montreal
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1840–1912
St. Marie Leonie Paradis
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family. Canonized October 20, 2024, by Pope Francis.
Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1818–1876
Ven. Élisabeth Bruyère
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa. Established Ottawa's first hospital, school, and orphanage.
Archdiocese of Ottawa
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
1994–2011
Joe Wilson
Scottish teenager whose spiritual diary revealed a soul of extraordinary depth. Named Servant of God by the bishops of Scotland in 2025.
Diocese of Motherwell
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
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