Guatemalan Physician Ernesto Cofiño Declared ‘Venerable’
The postulator of the cause shared that the layman always stood out for his generosity of life and that he was a good husband and father in addition to a good doctor.
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Meet the Six Newest Venerable Servants of God in the Catholic Church
Interesting facts about the new Venerables including Father Costa y Llobera who died at the pulpit on Oct. 16, 1922, while he was giving a homily to mark the 300th anniversary of the canonization of St. Teresa of Ávila.
Italian Teen Who Died in 2009 Declared Venerable by Pope Francis
The fifth sainthood cause to move a step toward canonization was that of Italian teenager Matteo Farina, who lived from 1990 to 2009.
Pope Francis to Canonize Blessed John Henry Newman, Declares Cardinal Mindszenty Venerable
The Vatican announces major advances in the causes of the famous 19th century English theologian and convert from Anglicanism, and the 20th century heroic Hungarian cardinal who stood up to fascism and communism.
Cardinal Văn Thuận Declared Venerable
Pope announces former Vietnamese Vatican Cardinal, who evangelised his prison guards so effectively they had to keep changing them, possessed “heroic virtue”.
Venerable ‘Father Al’: First Washingtonian on Path to Sainthood
DC archdiocese offers thanksgiving Mass for priest who created miracles by lifting more than 100,000 poor children out of poverty and into the richness of the faith.
Sainthood Cause of American Priest Among Those Advanced by Pope
Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz, who died of ALS after years of service to the poor and needy in Asia, named ‘Venerable’ due to his life of heroic virtue.
