Discover the lives of modern saints and those on the path to canonization. These ordinary people did extraordinary things through God's grace.
Saints Next Door
Saint
Saint Carlo Acutis
1991-05-03 - 2006-10-12 • Feast: October 12
A young Italian computer programmer who documented Eucharistic miracles and is known as the patron of the internet and youth.
Under Consideration
Carlotta Nobile - Young Witness of the Faith
December 20, 1988 - July 16, 2013 • Feast: July 16
Italian violinist, art historian, and writer whose profound spiritual conversion during her battle with cancer inspired thousands and earned a personal phone call from Pope Francis.
Canonized
St. Charbel
May 8, 1828 - December 24, 1898 • Feast: July 24
St. Charbel is the heavenly physician who will heal the sick. Pray to him with confidence without hesitation and thank him when you obtain a grace. Faithful flock to him from every corner of the globe and every religion, asking him to intercede for them.
Servant of God
Charlene Richard
Jan 13, 1947 - Aug 11, 1959 • Feast: August 11
Charlene Marie Richard was from Richard, Acadia Parish, Louisiana who died aged 12, of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is credited with many miracles, and locals promoted the popular veneration of her for years, leading to the opening of her beatification process in 2020.
Beatified
Blessed Chiara Badano
Oct 29, 1971 - October 7, 1990 • Feast: October 7
Chiara Luce Badano was born in 1971, to Ruggero and Teresa Badano of Sassello, Italy. She was a normal, everyday girl, who's brief life showed us how much one person can accomplish in God's name.
Servant of God
Chiara Corbella Petrillo
Jan 9, 1984 - June 13, 2012
Chiara Corbella was born on January 9, 1984, in Rome, Italy. Chiara grew up with her older sister by two years, Elisa, in a family that taught her how to live the faith from when she was a child.
Servant of God
Sister Clare Crockett - Servant of God
November 14, 1982 - April 16, 2016 • Feast: April 16
Northern Irish nun who transformed from aspiring actress to joyful religious sister, giving her life teaching music in Ecuador during the 2016 earthquake.
Under Consideration
Cora Evans
Jul 9, 1904 - March 30, 1957 • Feast: March 30
Wife. Mother. Mystic: that’s how Cora Evans is known today, especially on this platform, dedicated to her cause for canonization. This holy woman did not begin her life as one would expect of a 20th century Catholic woman now on the path towards canonization. Servant of God Cora Evans was reared a Mormon, and she was duly brought up to be a good, devout girl. She knew nothing else. But early in life, Jesus and Mary would make a claim on her.
Servant of God
Darwin Ramos - Servant of God
December 17, 1994 - 23 September, 2012 • Feast: September 23
Darwin Ramos (December 17, 1994 – September 23, 2012) was a Filipino street child and waste picker. His cause for canonization was opened in August 2019 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao in the Philippines. He is a Servant of God.
Servant of God
Fidelis Thaliath aka "Doctoramma" - Servant of God
February 20, 1929 - January 17, 2008 • Feast: January 17
Birth at Puthenpally 20.02.1929 , Called to Eternity 17.01.2008 , Servant of God 14.07.2021 , Fidelis Thaliath Popularly known as Doctoramma (Mother Doctor), was an Indian nun, gynecologist and social reformer who worked among the destitute people in Delhi.
Under Consideration
Gianluca Firetti
Sept. 8, 1994 - Jan. 24, 2015 • Feast: Jan 24
Gianluca Firetti, a farming expert and soccer player, who at age 18 discovered that he had a tumor. He lived an impressive example of faith and courage. He did not get carried away by resentment toward those who did not visit him or envy those who were better than him. He wrote a book with a priest in which he shows how fighting and friendship with God made him a giant.
Servant of God
Giulia Gabrieli - Servant of God
July 28, 1997 - August 17, 2011 • Feast: August 17
Italian teenager who faced terminal brain cancer with remarkable faith and joy, becoming an inspiration to thousands through her witness of hope.
Under Consideration
Guido Schaffer
May 22, 1974 - May 1, 2009 • Feast: May 22
Among his fellow surfers, a devotion to him grew along with the pseudonym "Surfer Angel".
Servant of God
Helena Kmieć - Servant of God
September 13, 1991 - February 24, 2017 • Feast: February 24
Polish missionary volunteer who was killed while serving the poor in Bolivia, known for her joyful witness and selfless dedication to others.
Under Consideration
Joe Reali
Jan 28, 1989 - Jan 16, 2015
Joe Reali was a dynamic young man whose passion was evident both on the football field and in how he lived his Catholic faith. Following his sudden and tragic death in 2015, thousands turned out for his wake and funeral, where they shared stories about Joe’s sacrificial love for others and his care for the downtrodden.
Canonized
Saint John Paul II
1920-05-18 - 2005-04-02 • Feast: October 22
Polish pope who led the Catholic Church for 26 years and was instrumental in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
Beatified
José Luis "Joselito" Sánchez del Río
Mar 28, 1913 - February 10, 1928 • Feast: February 10
José Luis "Joselito" Sánchez del Río (March 28, 1913 – February 10, 1928) was a Mexican Cristero put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the area.
Servant of God
Luigi Brutti - Servant of God
November 23, 1984 - August 19, 2011
Young Italian teacher whose 18 spiritual diaries revealed a profound faith and joyful relationship with God, often compared to Blessed Carlo Acutis.
Under Consideration
Marianna Boccolini - Servant of God
May 7, 1992 - August 18, 2010
A young Italian woman known for her contagious joy, deep faith, and her "theory of the last day"—living every moment as if it were the last.
Venerable
Matteo Farina
Sep 19, 1990 - April 24, 2009 • Feast: April 24
Matteo's reputation for personal holiness was evident throughout his life. This led to the introduction of his beatification process on 11 April 2016, just seven years after his death, when he assumed the title Servant of God. On 5 May 2020 he was declared venerable.
Servant of God
Michelle Duppong - Servant of God
March 10, 1984 - December 25, 2015 • Feast: December 25
American missionary and FOCUS team member who inspired countless young people with her joyful faith before her death from cancer at age 31.
Servant of God
Nina Ruiz Abad - Servant of God
October 2, 1979 - April 5, 1993 • Feast: April 5
Filipino teenager who offered her suffering from leukemia for the conversion of sinners and showed extraordinary faith and joy until her death at age 13.
Under Consideration
Pedro Ballester Arenas
May 22, 1996 - January 13, 2018
Pedro Ballester Arenas was born in Manchester, England, on the 22nd May 1996.
He was the son of Dr Pedro Ballester Nebot and Esperanza Arenas Arguelles, a Spanish couple who had moved to England for professional reasons and met and settled there because of Pedro senior’s work as a doctor. They had three sons: Pedro, Carlos and Javier. The family moved to Harrogate in Yorkshire in 2004.
Canonized
Saint Peter de Rot
Mar 5, 1912 - July 7, 1945 • Feast: July 7
Saint Peter To Rot (5 March 1912 – 7 July 1945) was a Papua New Guinean Catholic lay catechist who became his nation’s first indigenous canonized saint. He is revered globally as a martyr who gave his life to defend the Christian faith, religious freedom, and the sacredness of marriage.
Canonized
Saint Padre Pio
1887-05-25 - 1968-09-23 • Feast: September 23
Italian Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata for 50 years and was known for his healing ministry and spiritual wisdom.
Beatified
Blessed Richard Fernando
October 6, 1971 - April 6, 1996 • Feast: April 6
Sri Lankan Jesuit scholastic who sacrificed his life to protect students from a grenade attack during ethnic conflict in Cambodia.
Beatified
Blessed Sandra Sabattini
August 19, 1961 - May 2, 1984 • Feast: May 4
Italian medical student and volunteer who dedicated her life to serving those struggling with addiction, aspiring to become a missionary doctor.
Servant of God
Sister Cecilia Maria - Servant of God
December 5, 1973 - June 23, 2016
Argentine Discalced Carmelite nun whose radiant smile during her final days battling cancer became a viral symbol of faith and hope, inspiring millions worldwide.
Canonized
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
1910-08-26 - 1997-09-05 • Feast: September 5
Albanian-Indian nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and devoted her life to serving the poorest of the poor.
Servant of God
Thérèse Déchade Kapangala Mwanza
1994 - January 21, 2018 • Feast: January 21
Killed by the police on the doorstep of a parish at a a peaceful demonstration to call for the implementation of 31 December Agreement 2016 – an agreement meant to facilitate a smooth organization of the general elections in DRC after the country missed the Constitutional deadline of November 2016.
Canonized
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
1873-01-02 - 1897-09-30 • Feast: October 1
French Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church who taught the "Little Way" of spiritual childhood.
Servant of God
Vivian Ogu - Servant of God
August 21, 2001 - September 12, 2017 • Feast: September 12
Nigerian teenager who demonstrated heroic virtue and deep faith during her battle with bone cancer, offering her sufferings for the conversion of sinners.
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