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September 25, 2020

Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect, renounces rights as cardinal

The Vatican announced Sept. 24, 2020, that Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal. Cardinal Becciu is pictured in a file photo.

VATICAN CITY -- In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican announced late Sept. 24.

Published in Vatican
June 22, 2020

Pope Francis advances five sainthood causes

A photo of Jose Gregorio Hernandez Cisneros, a Venezuelan doctor born in 1864, is displayed following Mass in Caracas June 19, 2020. That day the Vatican announced Pope Francis had advanced the sainthood causes of the doctor, born in 1864, and four others.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three men and two women, including an Italian nun who was brutally murdered by three teenage girls who claimed it had been a satanic sacrifice.

Published in Faith
December 12, 2019

Causes for sainthood require thorough investigation, Pope Francis says

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes.

VATICAN CITY -- The saints are "the true light of the church," so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration, a scrupulous investigation is required, Pope Francis said.

Published in Vatican
January 25, 2017

An Argentine nun's beatification cause is advancing

A miracle was attributed to Mother Catalina de María Rodríguez last week, advancing her beautification cause.

VATICAN CITY – The theological commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved last week a miracle attributed to the intercession of Mother Catalina de María Rodríguez, foundress of the Slaves of the Heart of Jesus.

Published in International