First-of-its-kind Center for Sainthood Studies launches

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone specifically commissioned the United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies to foster “a deeper understanding of the processes involved in recognizing the holiness of individuals and their potential for sainthood.” / Credit: Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2025 / 14:47 pm (CNA). The United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies has opened at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California. The center announced that its goal is to…