The ecclesiastical tribunal is now investigating her life and heroic virtues, a key step on the path to her possible beatification. Matteo Farina was a young Italian born in 1990 in Brindisi. Inspired ...

The beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto, who sacrificed himself on September 23, 1943, to save a group of civilians during a Nazi roundup, is underway. Pope Francis, during an audience with Cardinal ...

The closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of the beatification process of Servant of God Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954), an Italian politician recognized as one of the “fathers of Europe ...

Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints and make some major ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday. A date for the ...

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 25 - Pope Francis has decided to clear the path towards the beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto while he is being treated at the Agostino Gemelli hospital for double pneumonia ...

Pope's decision to start beatification process was welcomed by Italy's prime ... sacrificio e dedizione al dovere. La decisione del Santo Padre di autorizzare il percorso per la sua beatificazione è ...

The recognition brings Father Kapaun closer to beatification, pending verification of a miracle attributed to his intercession. Although Pope Francis remained hospitalized for treatment of double ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas ...

As tends to be the case in finals, the game got off to a cagey start with most of the play taking place in midfield with very few chances. Sandro Tonali came closest to breaking the deadlock just ...