On March 14 Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Rose Hawthorne, a convert to the Catholic faith who founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.
We went to the order’s motherhouse to get their reaction to the news that their Foundress is one step closer to being a saint!
See our full report in the video above and you can find the prayer for her canonization here:
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Cardinal Dolan looks at popes with the title “The Great” on the feast of St. Gregory the Great.