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Cause for Canonization
In 2000, following the petition of the Archbishop of New York Cardinal John O’Connor — who had held extensive consultations with those who knew and worked closely with her — Dorothy was named a “Servant of God. In 2005, the Dorothy Day Guild was established to help gather evidence of her holiness. In 2012, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops unanimously voiced its support for her sainthood.
At a Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 8, 2021, Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced the completion of the local diocesan phase and the beginning of the Roman phase of the canonization process. Materials sent to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints included eyewitness interviews; a biography; theological reviews of her works; and Dorothy’s letters, diaries, books, arrest records and even her FBI file. In 2022, the Guild was informed that all necessary documentation had been received to proceed with next steps. Dorothy’s cause is now in Rome, and in November of 2023 we received news that Monsignor Maurizio Tagliaferri has been appointed by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints as the relator for Dorothy's cause. We now await the announcement that the positio summary of her life of heroic virtue has been accepted. At this time, Dorothy can be declared “Venerable,” the next step in the canonization process.
1998
Cardinal O’Connor holds meetings with those who knew Dorothy Day, soliciting their support.
February 23,2000
Cardinal O’ Connor formally requests that the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome consider her canonization and personally appeals to Saint John Paul II.
March 2000
The Holy See grants Dorothy Day the title “Servant of God".
2001 - 2015
2012
Cardinal Dolan receives formal endorsement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for her canonization.
October 24, 2014
Jeff Korgen is appointed as part-time Coordinator for the Dorothy Day Inquiry.
September 25, 2015
Pope Francis mentions Dorothy Day as one of four great Americans in his speech to the Joint Session of Congress.
2015 - Present
October 31, 2017
1st Session of Diocesan Inquiry
•Fr. Richard Welch named Cardinal's Delegate for the Cause.
•Officials of the Inquiry are appointed.
•Historical Commission is established.
•Theological Censors are chosen.
•Roman Postlator is established.
February 12, 2018
Dorothy Day recognized as Benedictine Oblate.
September 6, 2018
Dorothy Day Guild Seeks Volunteers to Transcribe Diaries.
December 8, 2021
Historic send-off of the evidence of Day's holiness to Rome's Congregation for the Causes of Saints, celebrated with a Mass of Thanksgiving at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral
November 2023
Monsignor Maurizio Tagliaferri appointed as relator for Dorothy's cause.
A Woman of Conscience, a Saint for Our Time
The Dorothy Day Guild supports and advances the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day, initiated by the Archdiocese of New York as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and promotes, for the benefit of all people interested in social justice, awareness of Dorothy Day, her writings, the Catholic Worker Movement she co-founded, and her life and witness to the Gospel.
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