WASHINGTON, July 16 -- President Trump issued the following statement on July 15, 2026, on the birthday of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini: * * * Today, we celebrate the birthday of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini--a woman of boundless faith and limitless charity, a towering Italian American hero, and the first American citizen ever proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church. From a young age in Northern Italy, Francesca Cabrini already knew that God was calling her to a life of service as a missionary. After founding the Missionary Sisters of the  more PR