Tag: Sainthood
An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
VATICAN CITY — Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved ahead...
Judge slain in Sicily by mafiosi put on path to sainthood
ROME — A magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily and praised by two popes has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church on Sunday...
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in small ceremony
CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being...
Venezuela’s beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’ to be beatified
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio...