Massachusetts pro-life activist’s sainthood cause suspended
(OSV News) — The canonization cause for Ruth V. K. Pakaluk — a Massachusetts wife, mother, convert and pro-life activist — has been suspended, according to the cause’s leaders. In a brief statement posted to its website, the Ruth V.K. Pakaluk Foundation said it “has suspended its petition to the Bishop of Worcester to formally open Ruth’s cause of beatification and canonization.” The foundation added, “This decision is based on considerations that extend beyond Ruth herself, her life, or her witness. Ultimately, the matter rests in God’s hands and will proceed according to the judgment of the Church.” The Vatican had given the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, permission to proceed with the cause in late September 2025, with Pakaluk named a “Servant of God,” the title given to a candidate for a sainthood cause. Pakaluk, who died at age 41 in 1998 after a lengthy battle with cancer…