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There Are No Black American Saints. These Catholics Are Working To Change That.

Xavier University of Louisiana announced a plan to help advance the sainthood causes of five black American Catholics.
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Pope Says Murdered French Priest Is A 'Martyr' On The Road To Sainthood

Father Jacques Hamel was killed while celebrating Mass in July.
By Philip Pullella, Reuters

Mother Teresa Is Officially Becoming A Saint

Her canonization is set for September 2016.
By David Gibson & Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service

Sister Blandina Segale, Nun Who Confronted Billy the Kid, Faces First Sainthood Test

"The fastest nun in the West."
By Russell Contreras, Associated Press