US EditionVenezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis
- Venezuela will have its first female saint after Pope Francis approved her canonization.
- Pope Francis authorized a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to Blessed María Carmen Rendiles, the founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Jesus.
- The Vatican stated she miraculously cured a young woman with hydrocephalus, leading to her permanent recovery.
- Catholic leaders in Venezuela requested her canonization in 1995.
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Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis
María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female saint. Pope Francis paved the way after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles, founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Jesus.
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Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor. The Vatican announced March 31 that the pope authorized the decrees March 28. Among them were the approval of a miracle attributed to …
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