Monsignor Ronald Bocian of the Walter Ciszek Prayer League said "the formal canonization process" for Cizkek "has been ...

“I had continuously to learn to accept God’s will — not as I wished it to be, not as it might have been, but as it actually was at the moment.” Father Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., “He Leadeth Me” ...

The Catholic Church will not move forward with the canonization of a priest whose life story spanned war, imprisonment, and international intrigue, including ties to northeastern Pennsylvania. The ...

SHENANDOAH — The Allentown Catholic Diocese has been informed that the documentation relating to Father Walter J. Ciszek “does not support advancing his Cause for Beatification or Sainthood.” That is ...

SHENANDOAH – It’s being called “a day to celebrate Father Ciszek’s extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and vocation.” The 2024 annual Father Walter J. Ciszek Day, a time to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 3—SHENANDOAH — The annual commemoration of Father Walter J. Ciszek Day is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, ...

The Vatican has halted the sainthood cause of Walter Ciszek, an American priest who was tortured by the Soviet police. Ciszek, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1904 and died in 1984, ministered fellow ...