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Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint

Mother Cabrini, sent by Pope Leo XIII to the United States to aid Italian immigrants, was the first citizen to be canonized a saint. This OSV profile is part of a series on great American Catholics ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• Interest surges in beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

  

  By KATIE YODER, OSV News
  Published July 21, 2026

  The Savannah venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and the world.

• DOJ to join Dominicans’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities

  

  By KURT JENSEN, OSV News
  Published June 30, 2026

  The Department of Justice has moved to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against New York state filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed palliative care program for the dying poor.

• With focus on Sacred Heart, bishops make moves to strengthen Church’s mission at spring assembly

  

  By PETER JESSERER SMITH, OSV News
  Published June 16, 2026

  At their spring assembly in Orlando, Florida, the U.S. bishops emphasized strengthening the Church’s mission and addressing challenges while keeping the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the key to personal and public transformation in focus.