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 ...

The canonization cause for Jesuit Fr. Walter Ciszek — a Polish American priest who ministered amid years in Soviet captivity — has been terminated, although Vatican's decision does not "diminish the ...

“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” ...

After the Vatican halted the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, a proponent of his cause said the suspension ‘does not diminish the enduring spiritual value’ of Father Ciszek’s witness. A copy ...

The Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently announced that the cause for sainthood of Jesuit Fr. Walter Ciszek will not move forward at this time. The April 9 statement was careful and measured.

Father Walter Ciszek was a Jesuit missionary to the Soviet Union. He was accused of being a spy for the Vatican and held prisoner until he was returned to the United States in 1963. Father Ciszek died ...

The canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek -- a Polish American priest who ministered amid years in Soviet captivity -- has been terminated, although Vatican's decision does not "diminish ...

A composite image featuring the book "He Leadeth Me" by Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek and a photo of Father Ciszek. Credit: OSV News photo/Megan Marley/A.D. Times (OSV News) — The canonization cause for ...