Next to him is Ojibwa parishioner Elsie Moar. Molloy was one of several parishioners who travelled to Rome to witness the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha on Oct. 21, 2012. St.

April 17 was the feast day for Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, who died on that day in 1680. This isn’t a household name in these parts, so a little explanation is necessary.

17th-century figure, Kateri Tekakwitha, will make history when the Vatican canonizes her later this year, although the joy among North America’s indigenous tribes will be mixed with some painful ...

Kateri Tekakwitha, a woman credited with life-saving miracles, has become North America's first aboriginal saint after a canonization mass at the Vatican By The Canadian Press Published Oct 21, 2012 ...

VATICAN CITY – Kateri Tekakwitha, a woman credited with life-saving miracles, has become the first aboriginal person who lived in what is now Canadian territory to become a saint.

VATICAN CITY - Kateri Tekakwitha, a woman credited with life-saving miracles, has become the first aboriginal person who lived in what is now Canadian territory to become a saint. Tekakwitha was ...

Canada Kateri imagined by local artist Born in a Catholic household, MC Snow’s childhood was distinctively marked by stories of saint Kateri Tekakwitha.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha was the first native North American woman to be canonized in the Catholic Church. In his catechesis at the general audience, Pope Francis recounted a little bit about her life.

Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk woman who was born in what is now the U.S. but lived in Kahnawake, Que. until she died in 1680, will become a saint, the first native from North America to be canonized.

Since 1997, Eleanor St. John has lived for the day when one of her greatest heroes would be recognized as a saint by the Catholic church -- Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha.