Sister Bowman was the focus of the 2022 documentary “Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood.” She was among people featured in the 2025 documentary “Trailblazers of Faith, ...

A faithful waves a flag with Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia and beatified in 2020, at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People pray in front of the body of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia and beatified in 2020, in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican’s Holy Year.

His worshippers are willing to pay top dollar for his hair, which they believe has healing powers. They can play with toy action figures made in his likeness. They gather from around the world to see ...

The canonization for an Italian teenager who was set to become the first millennial saint has been postponed for at least one week after the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...