St Francis Xavier Cabrini Hospital, opened by MSC in 1958 in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. It is now Cabrini Health, a network of hospitals and other facilities.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was beatified on November 13, 1938, by Pope Pius XI and canonized by Pope Pius XII on July 7, 1946, making her the first United States citizen to be canonized. Her feast …

Dec 18, 2025 · St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was an Italian-born Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. She was the first United States citizen to be canonized as a …

Who is Frances Cabrini? The youngest of thirteen children, Frances Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850 in a small village called S’ant Angelo Lodigiano near the city of Milan, Italy. She grew up enthralled …

Aug 12, 2025 · St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s life is a testament to how fragile beginnings, tenacious hope, and a daring faith can reshape the world.

Nov 13, 2025 · Although she was born in Italy, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized. She was sent to the United States by Pope Leo XIII and spent the rest of her …

Dec 22, 2025 · A Mother to Migrants The youngest child in a large family of ten, Maria Francesca Cabrini was born on 15 July 1850 in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, near Milan. From an early age she …

4 days ago · St. Frances Cabrini, from a young age, longed to be a missionary in China, but God had other plans for her. Orphaned in Italy before she was 18, she joined the Sisters of the Sacred Heart …

Learn about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, who dedicated her life to helping the poor and founding numerous institutions for the marginalized.

On Nov. 13, 1938, she was proclaimed Blessed, on July 7, 1946 proclaimed a Saint by Pope Pius XII, and on Sept. 8, 1950, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was declared “Heavenly Patroness of all …