Vatican Halts Sainthood Cause of Jesuit Priest, Gulag Survivor Walter Ciszek

April 17, 2026 World News

A copy of ‘He Leadeth Me’ by Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek is pictured April 17, 2026. The canonization cause for Father Ciszek has ended.

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.

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