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 ...

“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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.