Matteo Farina

Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Causes of Five Men, Women, Including Italian Teenager

May 6, 2020

Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.”

Matteo Farina

Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Causes of Five Men, Women, Including Italian Teenager

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