CAUSE OF SAINTS

Teresa Manganiello was born on January 1, 1849, in Montefusco, in the Archdiocese of Benevento. The eleventh child of a peasant family, and a peasant herself, she experienced suffering already in her childhood and adolescence, which she spent between domestic chores and work in the fields. Alienated from the joys of childhood, she demonstrated righteousness … November 2025: Blessed Teresa Manganiello (1849-1876) Read More »...

On 25 February 2025, Pope Francis announced that José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, a doctor, scientist, and man of deep faith, known as the “Doctor of the Poor, will be canonized. A date for the celebration is expected to be determined in the coming months. The canonization of José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros is a significant event … Canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros Read More »...

We offer the intercessions for the Liturgy of the Hours prepared by the Commission for the Cause of the Saints and approved by the Presidency for use in individual prayer or during fraternal meetings. EN INTERCESSIONS FOR LITURGY OF THE HOURS (PDF)...

The beatification of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, a Venezuelan physician (1864-1919) and member of the Secular Franciscan Order since 1899, will be celebrated on April 30, 2021. José Gregorio Hernandez is widely known, respected and venerated in many countries. A witness of holiness in his layman condition. He was a man full of virtues with … THE BEATIFICATION OF DR. JOSÉ GREGORIO HERNÁNDEZ, member of the OFS Venezuela Read More »...

Mutemwa is a very special place situated in Mashonaland, in the Eastern Province of Zimbabwe where a Secular Franciscan from United Kingdom, John Bradburne, OFS, lived the last 10 years of his life, caring for the community there who were living with the devastating effects of leprosy. John was killed during the Zimbabwe independence war … Help us to drill water borehole in Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre, Zimbabwe Read More »...