From CNA:
The U.S. bishops voted Tuesday to advance the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker, a 19th-century American priest who founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, today known as the Paulist Fathers.
Hecker’s cause for canonization was formally opened in 2008, at which time he received the title “Servant of God.” Paulist Father Ron Franco, who is the postulator of Hecker’s cause, told CNA Tuesday that the next step in the process is to publicize the cause for canonization in the Archdiocese of New York, where the Paulists are headquartered.