Sharon Koegl and Lawrence Grimmer: Members of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha parish in Schenectady. Koegl lives in Niskayuna, was born in Worcester, Mass., graduated from Worcester Polytechnic ...

The canonization of Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha as North America's first aboriginal Catholic saint was celebrated Sunday by members of a Winnipeg church that is named after her. It was standing room ...