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|SaintName=Servant of God Ruth Pakaluk | |SaintName=Servant of God Ruth Pakaluk | ||
|SaintStage=Servant of God | |SaintStage=Servant of God | ||
|SaintBirthDate= | |SaintBirthDate=1957-03-19 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=East Orange, New Jersey, United States | |SaintBirthPlace=East Orange, New Jersey, United States | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=40.767200, -74.204900 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=40.767200, -74.204900 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=1998-09-23 | ||
|DeathPlace=Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |DeathPlace=Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=42.262600, -71.802300 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=42.262600, -71.802300 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Family home during later years | |NotableLabel3=Family home during later years | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=42.262600, -71.802300 | |NotableCoordinates3=42.262600, -71.802300 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=United States | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Worcester]] | ||
|Canonized=No | |Canonized=No | ||
|Profession=pro-life activist; homemaker | |Profession=pro-life activist; homemaker | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Opus Dei (cooperator) | |ReligiousAffiliation=Opus Dei (cooperator) | ||
|Attributes=book of letters; family with children | |Attributes=book of letters; family with children | ||
|PrimaryShrine=St. Paul Cathedral, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (informal) | |PrimaryShrine=St. Paul Cathedral, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (informal) | ||
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'''Servant of God Ruth Pakaluk''' (née '''Van Kooy'''; March 19, 1957 – September 23, 1998) was an American Catholic convert, wife, mother of seven, and prominent pro-life activist whose cause for beatification and canonization opened in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aleteia.org/2025/11/18/pro-life-activist-ruth-pakaluk-recognized-as-servant-of-god/ |title=Pro-Life activist Ruth Pakaluk recognized as Servant of God |publisher=Aleteia |access-date=2025-12-27}}</ref> Born in New Jersey to a Presbyterian family, she studied literature at Harvard University, where she met future husband Michael Pakaluk; both pursued truth-seeking that led to Catholicism in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncregister.com/news/ruth-pakaluk-s-cause-for-sainthood |title=‘Block Mom,’ Harvard Grad, Pro-Life Activist — and Saint? |publisher=National Catholic Register |access-date=2025-12-27}}</ref> Raising a large family in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruth became a leading voice in Massachusetts Citizens for Life while exemplifying holiness in ordinary life. | '''Servant of God Ruth Pakaluk''' (née '''Van Kooy'''; March 19, 1957 – September 23, 1998) was an American Catholic convert, wife, mother of seven, and prominent pro-life activist whose cause for beatification and canonization opened in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aleteia.org/2025/11/18/pro-life-activist-ruth-pakaluk-recognized-as-servant-of-god/ |title=Pro-Life activist Ruth Pakaluk recognized as Servant of God |publisher=Aleteia |access-date=2025-12-27}}</ref> Born in New Jersey to a Presbyterian family, she studied literature at Harvard University, where she met future husband Michael Pakaluk; both pursued truth-seeking that led to Catholicism in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncregister.com/news/ruth-pakaluk-s-cause-for-sainthood |title=‘Block Mom,’ Harvard Grad, Pro-Life Activist — and Saint? |publisher=National Catholic Register |access-date=2025-12-27}}</ref> Raising a large family in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruth became a leading voice in Massachusetts Citizens for Life while exemplifying holiness in ordinary life. | ||