A cause for the foundress’ canonization has also not been approved by the Church. Incorruptibility is the preservation of the body from normal decay after death. According to Catholic tradition ...

People pray over the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster at the abbey of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, near Gower, Mo., in April 2023. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel ...

These are examples of a rare phenomenon referred to as incorruptibility . Clergy and laypeople sometimes argue these are special signs from God that the person should be venerated as a saint.

These are examples of a rare phenomenon referred to as incorruptibility. Clergy and laypeople sometimes argue these are special signs from God that the person should be venerated as a saint.

In any case, the very phrase “most incorruptible” implies that incorruptibility is relative, with some justices more open to temptation than others, and none as resistant as Thomas.

Manmohan Singh’s understated charisma and incorruptibility set him apart in an era of polarizing rhetoric and personality-driven politics. When prime minister Narasimha Rao handpicked Dr ...

Multiculturalism, meritocracy and incorruptibility are but some values that “cannot be compromised”. “But how these principles are manifested in policies, well, then you can have a debate ...